Alberta Civil Trial Lawyers Association Presents:

ADR Conference in Alberta

This in-depth conference and networking opportunity involves top mediators available to Alberta lawyers to resolve disputes in the areas of personal injury, employment law, and family and estates. The conference will be held at Edmonton's Sawridge Inn and Conference Centre on October 7, 2025.

Come meet some of Alberta’s top mediators at an engaging and informative conference with networking opportunities and in-depth topics for advanced learning, including: Family Law, Commercial & Estates Divisions, and Personal Injury Law.

ACTLA plans to make this an annual event for all Alberta lawyers, replacing our current fall seminars. Members can expect to learn:

-Strategies and Procedural Rule Choices

-Behavioural Economics – the Psychology of Choices and Negotiation

-Advanced Approaches to Written and Oral Advocacy

-Recommended Approaches and Tips for Each of Family and Estates, Personal Injury, and Employment Law

-Creative New Approaches to Common Problems

We are excited to announce our keynote speaker for the 2025 ADR Conference, the Honourable Russell Brown.

Other Confirmed Presenters -

Substantive Speakers -

-Kyle Smith 

-Richard McRae

-Jim McCartney

-Francoise Belzil

-Linda Goold (Calgary Only)

Family Law Panel Speakers (Edmonton) -

-Anita Dorczak 

-Tina Huzinga, K.C. 

-Wayne Barkauskas, K.C.

-Roxanna S. Petts

-Angela V. Saccomani, K.C. (Moderator)

Personal Injury Panel Speakers (Edmonton) -

-Sabri Shaw, K.C.

-Leslie Paetz, K.C.

-David Stark

-Kyle Smith

-Kathy Briere (Moderator)

Commercial & Estates Panel Speakers (Edmonton) -

-Barb Velhuis

-Jim McCarntney

-Victoria Jones

-Francoise Belzil

-Colleen Fehan

-Mike Hokanson, K.C.

Click here for the full agenda.