In a recent newsletter, I noted that as the calendar year was drawing to an end, we were also at the beginning of the holiday season. Many people around the world happened to be celebrating special days or periods that shared a common feature -...
Cooper Mediation and Trails Youth Initiative send out our heartfelt thanks for all the support of this year’s edition of Vancestock and one last polite and respectful request for you to consider donating to Vancestock. Please remember that 100% of your donation goes directly to Trails Youth...
Be honest – you didn’t have “pandemic brings the world to a standstill” on your 2020 Bingo Card. Yet here we are a year later, uncomfortably but resiliently working in our new normal of physical distancing, periodic lockdowns, and carving out home office space wherever...
We can't believe that we are now in month 11 since we’ve been in the company of our colleagues, clients, and friends. With this in mind, we wanted to take a moment to send you a video message from Vance Cooper, Jonathan Cooper, Logan Cooper...
Cooper Mediation is pleased to announce that Toronto-based mediator Logan Cooper is participating in the Camp Ooch & Camp Trillium Paddle Project 2020 - an initiative aimed to raise funds for children impacted by cancer. Logan designed a pair of one-of-a-kind paddles which will be auctioned...
Cooper Mediation is pleased to announce our sponsorship of the Blues and Roots Radio International Song of the Year Competition (Male, Female, and Duo/Group). The mediators at Cooper Mediation have a passion for music and are heavily involved in the Toronto music scene. Cooper Mediation hosts...
A train carrying the plaintiff leaves Personal Injury City at 9 am travelling at the speed of despair. Another train carrying the defendant leaves Insurance Acres at 2 pm travelling at the speed of limited liability. How long before they meet and get completely derailed? Before...
Vancestock IX: A COVID-Friendly, Physically Distant Day of Music and Fundraising REGISTER TODAY! Our motto at Cooper Mediation is, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” The Year 2020 and the novel Coronavirus have sure soured the ways we live, work and play. We are all dealing with a very...
Reality can be a bitter pill to swallow – especially in a law suit or arbitration when there might be large sums of money on the line. As a mediator, giving one or more parties a dose of reality is a significant part of my job....
Admit it: before the COVID-19 crisis, your personal and professional lives were probably going a mile a minute. You needed more hours in the day to accomplish everything on your to do list and to see everyone you needed to see. Suddenly, the world entered the...