Academy Member Inducted 2026

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Mary Margaret MacKinnon K.C., Mediator, Vancouver, British Columbia.

Mary Margaret MacKinnon K.C.

MMM Mediations
3889 West 26th Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6S 1P3
Tel: (250) 537-7425
Website: www.mmmmediations.com
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Recognized to British Columbia Chapter for:
Civil/Commercial Mediation

Regularly travels out of province to: British Columbia

Other ADR Services: Facilitation, Fact Finding

Video Conferencing
Available
  • Practice Commenced2010
  • # of MEDS (as of 2/2/26)120
  • # of ARBS (as of 2/2/26) 
Current Practice
Online / In-Person

Biographical

 

Mary Margaret Mackinnon is a Vancouver lawyer who acted as General counsel for the Archdiocese of Vancouver and the Catholic School Board for more than 30 years. She has also represented the Diocese of Whitehorse, the Diocese of Victoria, the Diocese of Mackenzie and many other Western Canadian religious institutions. She has lectured on matters of faith and law, and represented various religious institutions during the Truth and Reconciliation process.

Over the past ten years, Mary Margaret has acted as a mediator in civil proceedings. In 2024, she left her law firm and started MMM Mediations. She currently mediates in matters of employment law, personal injury and sexual harassment and abuse. She received her designation as King’s Counsel (KC) in 2021, and the highest Papal honour in 2024.

Case Experience

  • Accounting
  • Appellate
  • Architecture
  • Aviation
  • Civil Rights
  • Class Actions
  • Community Associations
  • Condominiums/Strata
  • Construction
  • Contract Disputes
  • Cross Cultural
  • Debtor/Creditor
  • Disability Claims
  • Discrimination
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Estates & Trusts
  • Family Businesses
  • Government/Municipalities
  • Health Care
  • Human Rights Act
  • Insurance
  • Land Use/Planning
  • Landlord/Tenant
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Libel & Slander
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Professional Negligence
  • Property Damage
  • Real Estate
  • Religious Institutions
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Torts
  • Unfair Competition
  • Workplace Rights
  • Wrongful Death
  • Wrongful Dismissal

Education

  • 1984 — 1985 Gonville & Caius College University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England LL.M.
  • 1981 — 1984 University of Victoria Faculty of Law LL.B.
  • 1980 — 1981 Universite de Perpignan, Perpignan, France Diplome des Etudes Francaises
  • 1978 — 1980 University of British Columbia Faculty of Arts B.A.
  • 2017 Northwestern University, Mediation Skills Training (40 hours)
  • 2016 Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University – Mediating the Litigated Case (40 hours)
  • University of Chicago advanced institute certificate in mediation
  • Harvard University advanced course on mediation

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Law Society of British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and appears in Nunavut
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association – Past President, Insurance Law Section Past Executive Committee Vancouver Bar Association
  • Past Member – Advisory Committee to the Judicial Council – B.C. Bar Association
  • Lecturer – CLE, PLTC, Canadian Institute
  • Mediator, British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre
  • Mediator, MediateBC

 

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Language Skills

English

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