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offices in North and West Vancouver
West Vancouver, British Columbia V7T 1A2
Canada

Office Phone: 778-862-5686

https://www.familylaw-solutions.ca

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marastickland/

mara@familylaw-solutions.ca

Member since 2025

Membership Type: IACP

Profession(s)

Lawyer, Other

Mara Stickland is a lawyer with a concentration in family law matters. Mara works as a Collaborative lawyer, a Mediator, an Arbitrator and Parenting Coordinator.

Mara's practice focuses on negotiated resolution of family matters, including: division of assets, child and spousal support, guardianship issues and parenting plans. Mara has a particular interest in facilitating effective co-parenting amidst spousal separation. Mara's practice emphasizes C/collaborative and mediation models wherever possible. As an Arbitrator and Parenting Coordinator Mara is dedicated to creating a fair process where parties feel heard and understood. Mara is committed to making legal services affordable and available to people of all communities. She is dedicated to a "family first" practice that facilitates long term amicable relations between former spouses. Mara's office is based in North and West Vancouver, British Columbia.

Area(s) of Practice: Collaborative Family Law, Family Mediator, Family Arbitrator, Parenting Coordinator

License(s): LL.B. ADRIBC - Arbitration Law Society of British Columbia - Certified Family Mediator, Certified Family Arbitrator, Parenting Coordinator

Professional Activities

Member Collaborative Divorce Vancouver Member Parenting Coordinators Roster Society of BC Member North Shore Alternate Dispute Resolution Group Member of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) Executive Member CBA-BC Alternate Dispute Resolution Subsection Former Executive Member and current Member CBA-BC Family Law Subsection Former Executive Member (President) and current Member CBA-BC Women Rainmakers Former Executive Member – Medical Legal Subsection Member of the Law Society of British Columbia Member of the British Columbia Bar Association

Undergraduate Education

University of Alberta, 1989

Postgraduate Education

Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia, 1992

Professional Education

Called to the Bar (British Columbia) (1993)
Collaborative Divorce and Family Process Training (Sept 2008)
Family Law Mediation Training (2009)
Advanced Mediation Training (2013)
Family Violence Screening Training (2013)
ADRIBC - Arbitration Training (2020)
Parenting Coordination Training (2020)
Certified Family Mediator (Law Society of BC) (2013)
Certified Family Arbitrator (Law Society of BC) (2020)
Certified Parenting Coordinator (Law Society of BC) (2020)