Academy Member Inducted 2020

Stephen (Steve) J. Kelly
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2401
Ottawa, ON K2P 2P7
Recognized to Ontario Chapter for:
Civil/Commercial Mediation & Arbitration
Other ADR Services: Insurance Umpire

Available
- Practice Commenced1992
- # of MEDS (as of 30/5/23)2000
- # of ARBS (as of 30/5/23)32
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
Biographical
Case Experience
- Architecture
- Automotive
- Commercial/Business
- Condominiums/Strata
- Construction
- Contract Disputes
- Debtor/Creditor
- Disability Claims
- Employment
- Engineering
- Environmental
- Estates & Trusts
- Family Businesses
- Government/Municipalities
- Health Care
- Industrial
- Information Technology
- Insurance
- Landlord/Tenant
- Legal Malpractice
- Libel & Slander
- Medical Malpractice
- Natural Disasters
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Nursing Homes
- Partnerships
- Personal Injury
- Pharmaceuticals
- Police
- Premises Liability
- Probate
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Property Damage
- Real Estate
- Shareholder Disputes
- Sports
- Torts
- Transportation
- Wrongful Death
- Wrongful Dismissal
Education
Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada,1984; Bachelor of Laws- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, 1982; Bachelor of Arts - St. Francis Xavier University, 1979;
(see PDF copy of resume)
Memberships & Affiliations
Chartered Mediator and Chartered Arbitrator, ADR Institute of Canada Inc., Certified Member of the International Mediation Institute, ADR Institute of Ontario;
Arbitrator, Builder Arbitration Forum, Ontario; Carleton County Law Association
Rates Information
Mediations:
Ottawa Region:
Full day (6 hour mediation + 1 hour prep) - $ 2,975.00; Half day (3 hour mediation + 1 hour prep) - $ 1,700.00.
Additional time will be billed at $475.00 per hour.
Eastern Ontario(Outside of Ottawa):
Full day - $ 3,675.00 ; Half day - $ 2,500.00
Greater Toronto Area:
Full day - $ 4,075.00 ; Half day - $ 3,000.00
Other Regions: Full day - $ 4,075.00
All rates include preparation time and travel time.
If the mediation is cancelled or adjourned with less than 14 days notice a cancellation fee equal to one half the fee for the scheduled time will be payable. If the mediation is cancelled or adjourned with less than 7 days notice the full fee will be payable.
Arbitration Rates:
$ 500.00 per hour
If the arbitration is cancelled or adjourned with less than 30 days notice a cancellation fee equal to one half the fee for the scheduled sitting days (based on a 6-hour day) will be payable. If the arbitration is cancelled or adjourned with less than 14 days notice a cancellation fee equal to one half the fee for the scheduled sitting days (based on a 6-hour day) will be payable.
Umpire Rates:
$ 450.00 per hour
Language Skills
English