Resolution grounded in employment law experience.
Independent mediation of employment law and workplace human rights disputes—with a practical understanding of the law, the litigation process and what it takes to reach a durable settlement.
- Former litigation counsel
- Employment law author
- Mediator & arbitrator
“A good mediation does more than divide the difference. It identifies the real risks, opens practical options and gives the parties a genuine opportunity to end the dispute.”
For counsel, employers and employees seeking an informed, efficient path to resolution.
Focused on the disputes that arise in the employment relationship.
Wrongful dismissal
Notice, compensation, contractual terms, mitigation and exceptional damage claims.
Workplace human rights
Notice, compensation, contractual terms, mitigation and exceptional damage claims.
Executive & complex claims
Incentive compensation, equity plans, restrictive covenants and reputational concerns.
Med-Arb & arbitration
A structured process where the parties require a binding conclusion if settlement is not reached.
Prepared, candid and directed toward settlement.
Confirm the mandate
We identify the parties, issues, timing and the most useful format.
Prepare effectively
Counsel provide focused briefs and the documents necessary to understand the dispute.
Mediate
Joint and private discussions test positions, interests, risk and settlement options.
Document the resolution
When agreement is reached, the essential terms are recorded clearly before the session concludes.
David Q. Harris
David brings decades of employment litigation, writing and dispute-resolution experience to the mediation of existing and threatened claims.
He is the author of Wrongful Dismissal and formerly served as Editor-in-Chief of Canadian Cases on Employment Law. His work spans wrongful dismissal, employment contracts, human rights, disability accommodation, workplace investigations and exceptional damages.
That depth allows the mediation to move beyond competing opening positions and concentrate on the legal, evidentiary and practical considerations that will matter if the dispute continues.
Practical guidance for counsel and parties.
The existing collection of articles remains available, reorganized so the most useful material is easier to find.
Discuss a mediation.
Contact David to confirm availability, process and the needs of the parties. Mediations are available in person in Calgary and online.
A lighter look at dispute resolution: why mediation is preferable to the nineteenth-century alternative.
David Q. Harris
Employment Law and Workplace Human Rights Mediator
Calgary, Alberta · Online across Canada
This website provides general information and is not legal advice.