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Brian L Gibbard, Mediator, North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Brian L Gibbard

BGMediate inc.
185 Sandringham Crescent
North Vancouver, BC V7N 2R7
Tel: (604) 492-2690
Cell: (604) 562-6449
Fax: (604) 990 0250
Website: www.cansolve.ca
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Recognized to British Columbia Chapter for:
Civil/Commercial Mediation

Other ADR Services: Facilitation, Neutral Evaluation

Video Conferencing
Available
  • Practice Commenced1998
  • # of MEDS (as of 5/6/23)3000
  • # of ARBS (as of 5/6/23)20
Current Practice
Online / In-Person

Biographical

Brian is a Chartered Mediator and a Qualified Arbitrator who was called to the British Columbia bar in 1981 and has been working in dispute resolution since 1998. He has mediated more than 3000 cases and has been appointed the arbitrator in a number of disputes. He has a particular interest in conflicts involving insurance issues.

As a lawyer, Brian spent 25 years with Greiner Bethell and Company in Burnaby where he practised criminal and civil litigation, focusing on cases involving personal injury, commercial disputes, and building construction. He was the managing partner for 10 years.

Brian's experience as a mediator convinced him that in most cases alternate dispute resolution is the best option for all parties, so he left GBC in 2006 to concentrate on mediation.

Brian is a former member of the Law Society of British Columbia, and is a member of the B.C. Mediation Roster. He is active in the mediation community, and is the past president of the Commercial Mediation Association of British Columbia. He is also a member of the British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute, the Alternate Dispute Resolution Institute of Canada, and he is the former Board Chair of Mediate B.C.

Brian teaches mediation skills. He has worked with paralegals through the Law Courts' Legal Education Centre and coached law students through UBC Law's mediation moot program and the Thompson Rivers University Mediation Moot program.

Brian studied law at UBC, where he also earned a BA in history. His mediation practice is based in North Vancouver, where he grew up and still lives.

In his spare time he sings, plays music, tries to stay fit and coaches high school girls soccer where his mediation skills come in handy.


Case Experience

  • Commercial/Business
  • Construction
  • Contract Disputes
  • Insurance
  • Land Use/Planning
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • Personal Injury
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Property Damage
  • Wrongful Death

Education

  • The Continuing Legal Education Society
    • Advanced Civil Mediation 1998
    • Fundamentals of Mediation 1997
  • University of British Columbia
    • LL.B 1980
    • B.A. in History 1976

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Alternate Dispute Resolution Institute of Canada
  • British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute
  • Commercial Mediators Association – (Past President)
  • Mediate B.C. Roster
  • Mediate B.C. Board Chair ( 2013 – 2017)

Rates Information

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Language Skills

English

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