Debi Conrad

​​EXPERIENCE​ 

Retired Divorce Litigator, now, a Coach, Mediator and Arbitrator 

Since 1984 I practiced exclusively as a family law lawyer. In December 2021, after I did my last trial, I retired from the practice of law.  

Having been a child of divorce, a parent of divorced children and married to a divorced man with children, I decided I preferred to assist others going through difficult times by coaching, mediating or arbitrating any disputes, whether they be minor or significant.  

COACH, MEDIATOR, ARBITRATOR 

Since 1984 I have been involved in solving disputes in many ways. I have always viewed court as a last resort as it is unpredictable, costly and public. 

​​EDUCATION​ 

  • Bachelor Of Arts, Dean’s Honour List 

University Of New Brunswick 1979 

  • Bachelor Of Law 

Dalhousie Law School 1983 

​​VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE OR LEADERSHIP​ 

  • Former Board Member Chester Playhouse 

  • Former Sunday School Teacher Saint Andrews United Church 

  • Former Member of the Mediation Training and Development Committee 

  • Former Member of the Policy Committee for Child Protection Mediation 

  • Former Member of the Family Violence Action Committee 

  • Former Member of Family Mediation Canada 

  • Selected by my peers for inclusion in the 13th Edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada for my work in Family Law Mediation 

DepartSmart is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia