Charles Matheson
Contact Info
Profile Description
Charles (Chuck) Matheson is a mediator, arbitrator, negotiator, facilitator and ADR coach. His ADR practice focuses on commercial/business, real estate, labour, family and insurance disputes. In addition, he also has experience as a college level instructor in ADR and Negotiation courses.
Professional Experience
Chuck Matheson is a member of numerous ADR related organizations along with maintaining memberships in several community-based groups. He has been a member of the Ontario Bar Association, ADRIO Executive; holding Board positions over the years. Chuck has also been a past member of both the ADR teaching team at Conrad Grebel University College and continues to be a part of Axis Family Mediation team in 9 Family Courts in S.W. Ontario.
In addition to being a Certified Family Court Mediator {Cert. F. Med.), he is a Chartered Mediator (C. Med.) and a Chartered Arbitrator (C. Arb.), via the ADR Institute of Ontario and Canada. Chuck is an experienced Distance Mediator, Parent Co-ordinator and a leading “med/arb” Arbitrator.
Practice Areas
Mediations and Arbitrations
Jeff has acted in many complex mediations and arbitrations. He has been able to facilitate settlement for many of these cases. In addition, he has presided over many arbitration hearings and has rendered numerous decisions. Jeff through his experience has continually demonstrated an ability to affect significant change through simplifying complex challenges to meet desired outcomes. Throughout his career, this skill set has served him well; both in business and in the area of ADR.
Jeff has conducted over 500+ mediations throughout his ADR career and has achieved a settlement rate of over 70%. He has mediated cases on behalf of FSCO, conducted settlement conference mediations and has provided expert opinions related to various cases. Throughout his career, Jeff has also conducted over 200+ FSCO arbitration hearings and pre-hearings. In order to stay current of the latest decisions and legislation, Jeff subscribes to numerous RSS Feed updates in addition to reading decisions of cases once they are published.
Entrepreneurship and Technology
Jeff’s wealth of experience in entrepreneurship and technology, together with his dispute resolution experience has provided him the opportunity to write several papers, including: “Workplace Culture Influences in Settling Disputes”; “Promoting Mediation to Businesses as a Viable Alternative to Court”; and “The Role of Technology in Mediation.”
Work Experience
| November 2019 to date | Consent and Capacity Board- Public Member |
|---|---|
| January 2018 to July 1, 2018 | FSCO Arbitrator |
| February 2014 to January 2018 | ADR Chambers Arbitrator and Mediator |
| November 2012 to date | Axis Family Mediator in both Ontario and Superior Family Courts |
| April 2000 to present | Principle of Mutual Consensus – Mediator, Workplace Complaint Investigator, Consultant and Arbitrator, Negotiator, Coach |
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