Experience, Resolve, & Success

Throughout many aspects of my working life, I found that the ability to resolve disputes was a valuable asset. Through training and practice over the last 7 years I’ve also found mediation to be a strength of mine. It’s worth the effort.

–Eleanor F. White

EF White Mediation

About Eleanor F. White

Eleanor F. White has worn a number of hats over the years that required the ability to bring people together in problem-solving, but she became formally involved with mediation in 2014, when appointed as an adjudicator to the provincial Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT), hearing matters under various legislations. During that time, the emphasis shifted more heavily to pre-hearing processes of settlement. At that point, she started training with Stitt, Feld & Handy, then continued with Osgoode training courses.

For the last five years, Eleanor has been appointed to the division of the LAT dealing with disputes between insureds and insurers regarding accident benefits, following automobile accidents. Eleanor has handled thousands of files in the last five years, working with the parties to resolve some or all of the issues in dispute in a significant percentage of the matters. She has been active in formal dispute resolution, using standard mediation techniques, again in a significant number of the more complicated files, usually involving serious injury.

Why Select Eleanor as Your Mediator

Experience

As mentioned above, Eleanor has had a varied work background. For 34 years, while involved in several interests, she was known as Dr. Eleanor White, Chiropractor, in Markham. She began as a full-time practitioner but soon became involved in injury assessment work and concurrently served on her profession’s associations; provincially and finally as President, then Chair of the national association.

Her involvement with administrative tribunals started in 2006 and she has found that her background in patient care, small business, association work, policy and advocacy, injury assessment and international health has provided a broad perspective when assisting parties in mediation, particularly in injury, health or professional matters.

By Engaging Eleanor as Your Mediator

You Will Find the Following:

Availability: Devoted to mediation full-time.

Accessibility: Mediation by phone, on-line, or in-person when health restrictions allow.

Affordability: flexibility and cost-effective.

Attentiveness: a very practiced ability to listen.

Deep and diverse Dispute Resolution profile, particularly in matters of personal injury, disability, insurance, employment, professional standards and conduct from a variety of angles including, diagnosis, treatment, assessment, mediation and adjudication

Years of expertise with the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS), the Insurance Act and the Regulated Health Professions Act (during her 20 years of association work)

Eleanor has served as a case conference adjudicator and settlement adjudicator on several matters that I had before the LAT. I found her to be entirely goal oriented yet compassionate to my client while maintaining her professionalism and integrity. While acting as a Vice Chair, I found her decisions to be pragmatic, balanced, easy to comprehend, yet thorough and detailed.

As a settlement adjudicator, Eleanor was able to reframe the issues, have a practical discussion about risks and was very skillful in bringing the parties to a resolution. She has exceptional knowledge of the SABS and was very informed on the state of the law and developments in case law. She has the benefit of years of experience at the LAT which will most certainly add great insight for both parties in a mediation.

Every time we appeared before her, I had confidence that she was going to understand and appreciate the issues and be able to bring the parties to a resolution. At the end of the day, that is the objective of mediations and I would highly recommend Eleanor to anyone attempting to resolve an accident benefit matter as she most certainly will add helpful insight to the discussion and bring the parties to a level of understanding and resolution.

Fabio Longo, Hon. B.A., M.A., LL.B

Owner, Longo Lawyers

By Engaging Eleanor as Your Mediator

You Will Find the Following:

Availability: Devoted to mediation full-time.

Accessibility: Mediation by phone, on-line, or in-person when health restrictions allow.

Affordability: flexibility and cost-effective.

Attentiveness: a very practiced ability to listen.

Years of expertise with the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS), the Insurance Act and the Regulated Health Professions Act (during her 20 years of association work)

I have worked with Eleanor White for many years. She is always well prepared and understands the issues inside and out. She brings a special perspective to personal injury cases due to her medical background. She is tenacious but fair, listens but directs the parties to think outside the box to effect a reasonable settlement. I highly recommend Eleanor as a mediator or arbitrator.

Philippa G. Samworth, ASM

Senior Partner, Dutton Brock LLP

I have known Eleanor for the past 10 years and have worked with her on complex accident benefit matters. She works extremely hard to get a fair resolution. She has the knowledge and abilities to get the job done.I look forward to working with Eleanor in the future and highly recommend her to others.

Charles E. Gluckstein Gluckstein Lawyers

Mediation & Dispute Resolution

Areas of Expertise

Eleanor’s background is broad, involving healthcare matters, practice, governance, professional conduct, standards and regulations, as well as insurance and disability matters. Although comfortable with a variety of mediation challenges, she is most comfortable with the following areas:

Mediation Fee Schedule

In-Person / Virtual Mediations

Two (2) Party, Half-Day Mediation $850

10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., or 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Two (2) Party, Full-Day Mediation $1,700

10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Additional Charges

Additional Party $300
Additional Hour $300
* HST is payable on all fees

Telephone Mediations

Two (2) Party, One (1) Hour Mediation $200

Offered daily from 8:30 am to 9:30 am, or at other time periods as scheduling allows.

Additional Charges

Additional Party $100
Additional Hour $100
The fee charged includes all preparation and reporting time. The cost of facilities, catering if requested, or parking will be an additional charge. For travel requiring driving north of Newmarket, east of Oshawa or west of Hamilton, a kilometre charge will be applied. In circumstances where a flight is required, the actual flight cost will be charged. Any questions or concerns regarding charges should be addressed at the time of booking.

Schedule & Availability

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