Katherine Shadbolt has practiced exclusively in the area of Family Law for forty years, providing a full range of services from negotiations to mediations and appearances at all levels of court proceedings—dealing with matters related to parenting, child support, spousal support, property division, trusts, pensions, and equalization issues.  She is an experienced litigator and mediator.

Katherine retired from practicing full time in litigation in 2023 and now focuses on providing mediation and other legal services.

Mediation

Katherine is a certified comprehensive family mediator (standard) with Family Mediation Canada. Her extensive familiarity with all aspects of Family Law allows her to provide effective mediation and generate practical and realistic options for settlement.

Katherine is pleased to provide mediation between parties alone or together with their lawyers. She is also able to provide services in-person or by digital conferencing.

Mentoring

Katherine is an advisor with the Law Society of Ontario’s Coach and Advisor Network (CAN) and a mentor with the Advocates’ Society.

Professional Engagement

Katherine is a regular contributor to webinars and provides topical articles on family law issues to the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) and the County of Carleton Law Association. She serves on the executives of the Canadian Bar Association and the OBA (family sections) as well as as the alternate dispute resolution executive of the OBA.