Mediation

Hemminger Schmid is committed to offering our clients simpler, less time-consuming and less expensive resolutions to their disputes.

Our lawyers have experience both as mediators and as legal counsel to parties participating in mediation.

Val Hemminger Long is qualified as a mediator with her mediation certificate earned via the Continuing Legal Education Society. She has also taken extensive courses at the Centre for Conflict Resolution at the Justice Insitute of British Columbia. In addition, Val has completed the Small Claims Court Mediation Practicum Program. She has not only conducted mediations, but has acted as counsel in over 50 mediation sessions in the areas of family law, personal injury, and child protection.

David Marcus Schmid is accredited by the Law Society of British Columbia as a family law mediator. David's training is through the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia and through Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. David works hard with clients to explore all options before proceeding to court.

At Hemminger Schmid we are committed to this area of practice as it benefits clients not only by providing simpler, less time-consuming and less expensive resolutions to their disputes, but also ensures that their dignity remains intact throughout the process.