Academy Member Inducted 2020

Recognized to Ontario Chapter for:
Civil/Commercial Mediation & Arbitration

Available
- Practice Commenced1990
- # of MEDS (as of 31/5/23)5000
- # of ARBS (as of 31/5/23)20
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
Biographical
Recognized as one of Canada's foremost commercial mediators Rick Weiler brings 30 years of experience mediating well over 4,500 cases involving a wide range of subject matter.
More recently Rick has a depth of experience in conducting video mediations. Rick is also an experienced arbitrator of commercial matters. Rick formerly taught Mediation at the University of Ottawa Law School where he also sponsors the Weiler ADR Prize for Mediation. He was the first Canadian mediator to be certified by the International Mediation Institute. He is the author of the Mediation Chapter in Canadian Legal Practice (LexisNexis). Rick is a past Chair of the National ADR Section of the Canadian Bar Association and was the recipient of the 2004 Award of Excellence in ADR from the Ontario Bar Association's ADR Section. He is a regular contributor to the Kluwer Mediation Blog. Rick has delivered Mediation and Conflict Resolution training to a wide variety of audiences both domestically and internationally. Rick writes, blogs, tweets and speaks frequently on issues related to mediation and conflict resolution.
Case Experience
- Accounting
- Agricultural
- Automotive
- Aviation
- Banking & Finance
- Business Dissolution
- Commercial/Business
- Construction
- Contract Disputes
- Debtor/Creditor
- Disability Claims
- Employment
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Environmental
- Estates & Trusts
- Family Businesses
- Forestry
- Franchise
- Government/Municipalities
- Health Care
- Human Rights Act
- Industrial
- Information Technology
- Insurance
- International
- Landlord/Tenant
- Legal Malpractice
- Libel & Slander
- Media & Communications
- Medical Devices
- Medical Malpractice
- Partnerships
- Personal Injury
- Pharmaceuticals
- Police
- Premises Liability
- Probate
- Product Liability
- Professional Fees
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Property Damage
- Real Estate
- Religious Institutions
- Sexual Harassment
- Shareholder Disputes
- Taxation
- Torts
- Workplace Rights
- Wrongful Death
- Wrongful Dismissal
Education
- 1977 LL.B. Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario
- 1974 Undergraduate Studies. University of Toronto, Victoria College, Toronto Ontario.
Memberships & Affiliations
- 1993 Member of the ADR Institute of Ontario
- 1979 Member of Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario, Canada)
Rates Information
For Rick Weiler's rates see Fees.
Language Skills
English