In his career Eric has worked as in-house litigation counsel, as Vice-President of Litigation, and as Director of LTD and Life Insurance Claims for a large Canadian life insurance company. Following these roles Eric practiced for 10 years as a Partner in the insurance litigation defense group at Blaney McMurtry LLP in Toronto before becoming a full-time mediator of LTD, Life and other insurance claims in 2013. Eric is author of the leading text on Disability Insurance Law in Canada and of Eric’s LTD Update Newsletters, a sought after speaker, and an expert in LTD and life insurance law with over 36 years of experience in these fields. Roughly 25% of Eric’s mediations include employment law issues.

• B.A., 1981, Queen’s University
• LL.B., 1984, Queen’s University
• F.L.M.I. (Fellow of the Life Management Institute), 1996
• Executive Certificate in Conflict Management, University of Windsor and Stitt Feld Handy, 2016
• Called to the Bar of Ontario, 1986

• Member of the ADR Institute of Ontario
• Member of the Law Society of Ontario

Please email eric@schjerningmediations.com for details

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