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Sandra Kliman, K.C.

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Sandra provides services in all areas of family law including alternate dispute resolution, spousal and co-habitational agreements, and enforcement of rights of spouses and children. Sandra has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for Family Law every year since 2015.

Sandra provides legal services in the area of family law including alternate dispute resolution, spousal and co-habitational agreements, and enforcement of rights of spouses and children. Sandra has been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada for Family Law every year since 2015. Sandra is a trained Collaborative Lawyer, Mediator. Arbitrator and Parenting Coordinator and provides these services to those desiring alternative Dispute Resolution services. She is a member of Family Arbitration Mediation Legal Institute (FAMLI). Sandra is a proponent of helping her clients find collaborative solutions to their domestic issues while protecting their interests and those of their families.

Education

  • Admitted to the Manitoba Bar, 1987
  • Admitted to the Bar of Upper Canada, 1986
  • LL.B., Osgoode Hall, 1984
  • B.A., University of Manitoba, 1981
  • Judge for National Family Law Negotiation Competition, 2020, 2023, 2024
  • Interview, CJOB, “Year in Review – The Uncertainty of Relationships in 2020“ (start at 42:24), December 2020
  • Co-Author (with Les Kirchner and Alexandra Aquila), Pitblado COVID-19 Resource Centre, “COVID-19 and Family Law-related Issues”, April 7, 2020
  • Bar Admission Course Facilitator, 2010 – 2020
  • Law Society Continuing Legal Education, 1999, 2000 and 2001
  • Legal seminars at various women’s centres on family law related topics
  • Issues Arising Out of Recent Cases and Developments in Family Law in Canada, 2001
  • The Best Interest Test: How the Courts Interpret it in Custody & Access Cases, 2000
  • Manitoba Bar Association
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Comprehensive Co-Mediation Program Manitoba, 2000
  • Mediation Manitoba
  • Panel Member, Vulnerable Persons of Manitoba
  • Member, Family Arbitration Mediation Legal Institute (FAMLI)
  • Member, Collaborative Practice Manitoba
  • Certificate of Completion in Domestic Violence and Screening – Riverdale Mediation
  • Certificate of Completion in Family Law Arbitration – National Family Law Arbitration Course
  • Trained in Parenting Coordination – Riverdale Mediation

 

  • Appointed as King’s Counsel, 2023
  • Listed in Best Lawyers® as one of Canada’s top lawyers for Family Law, 2015 – 2023