Vance Cooper is the principal of Cooper Mediation, Inc., a company devoted to mediation and arbitration. Extensive experience as a mediator working primarily in insurance disputes (personal injury, life and disability claims). Extensive experience arbitrating disputes between insurers under the Insurance Act (loss transfer and priority disputes).
Case Experience
Admiralty
Architecture
Aviation
Class Actions
Commercial/Business
Construction
Contract Disputes
Disability Claims
Education
Elder Abuse
Employment
Engineering
Insurance
Legal Malpractice
Medical Devices
Medical Malpractice
Nursing Homes
Personal Injury
Pharmaceuticals
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Professional Fees
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Property Damage
Religious Institutions
Sexual Harassment
Torts
Wrongful Death
Wrongful Dismissal
Education
1980 BA University of Toronto
1983 Bachelor f Laws, Osgoode Hall, York University Toronto
1985 Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada
2010 Chartered Mediator by ADR Institute of Canada, also Certified Mediator by IMI
Memberships & Affiliations
2011 International Academy of Mediators, Distinguished Fellow
Member of ADR Institute of Canada and ADR Institute of Ontario
Member of Internatonal Mediation Institute
Member of International Academy of Mediators
Member of the Canadian Bar Assoc. and Ontario Bar Assoc.
Member of Advocates' Society
Former Member of Canadian Defense Lawyers, Defense Research Institute and Medico-Legal Society of Canada