Kathryn
D'Artois lawyer reviews
Practice Area:
Divorce / Family Law
Firm:
D'Artois Kathryn
Website:
dartoismediation.ca 
Phone:
+1 613-228-9292
Profile updated: 7/29/12
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Rating: 2.1 (1-5)
based on 14 reviews.
Lawyer Kathryn D'Artois
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6/16/21 |
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Bias and unprofessional. Tries to rack up the bill by not doing things correctly the first time when clearly instructed to do so
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8/23/19 |
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Worse lawyer there is in term of a fair divorce settlement. Bias in favor of the woman
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1/28/19 |
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Men beware! Find another mediator. She will favor woman and leave you frustrated and angry. She is hardly neutral.
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6/16/17 |
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Interesting comment a few down from here, I also was referred to Kathryn by reputation as the best mediator in the city. Reality was very different. My mediation in Dec with my ex-wife ended with an impasse because we were far apart in terms of dollar numbers. At that point Ms. d'Artois told me "not to be afraid of arbitration" and that "I shouldn't feel pressure to cave". Of course she informed me of the risks. Turns out I should have been much more afraid of arbitration. After an expensive legal process and all the hassle of it, I did much worse at arbitration then what my ex-wife was offering during mediation. Clearly what she was offering was reasonable from a legal perspective (lets not get started on fair or anything silly like that) and, given what had happened moving me towards her position in mediation would have been very, very smart for me. I consider that a serious failure on her part as the mediator. Very disappointed and a very expensive (for me) misjudgement.
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7/17/16 |
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She does not practice what she preaches. No resolution provided. Her "mediation" left us right back in court!
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4/29/16 |
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Pro woman... she's no different then the rest of the system that believe the old stereotype which is that women are victims and men are vilains
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12/17/14 |
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Don't even step in the door. Worse person in the profession. Very bais and unprofessional.
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4/11/12 |
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Best decision of my life. She was fair and honest.
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11/23/11 |
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I am a practicing divorce lawyer in the City of Ottawa with over 30 years of litigation experience. My colleagues in the practice of law are of a similar vintage and experience. Kathryn d'Artois is considered to be, without question, the best mediator in the City of Ottawa by those people who actually know what they are talking about. It is shameful that you actually post whining comments from people who clearly do not know that of which they speak.
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4/6/11 |
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Generally I was not happy with Kathryn's services. The initial interview went well but then during mediation she contradicted herself on several key points which she subsequently refused to clarify. She also didn't listen very well or seem to be able to accurately recall the points she helped to negotiate. She made many substantive mistakes on the draft agreement - errors that my ex and I concurred were a complete misrepresentation of the agreements we had reached in mediation. However, she corrected those mistakes without hesitation.
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8/11/09 |
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We negotiated a separation agreement but because we were living under the same roof, we would go to the matrimonial house and argue over things discussed/determined through mediation. We were doing fine until my former spouse talked with Kathyrn D'Artois offline and Kathryn told my former spouse that I probably wouldn't sign the agreement...which spawned an entirely new scheme from my former spouse...she had her mother move in, and 3 weeks later she and her mother ran off with the children...we've been fighting in court for 2 years now...Had Ms. D'Artois been more professional I beleive we could have finalized the separation agreement, instead she voiced a personal opinion that was completely inappropriate.
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9/22/08 |
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This is possibly the worst i have had. And i was had. I thought a lawyer was there to look out for their clients? I was emotionaly messed up during the seperation. . What does this lawyer do. Gives everything to my ex on a silver platter. I end up withmy kids, 9.5 hours a week to see my kids. I only realized this a couple years later. And now i am screwed, my ex can make variations of the agreement at will, it would seem. This Lawyer is biased against men or she is incompetant. I did find out 2 years later that dartois had recently gone thru a divorce. She took it out on me and not her former husband. And the upper canada law society would not do anything about it. Talk about protecting their own.
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8/14/08 |
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I used Ms D'Artois as a mediator for a high conflict custody case. In the preliminary interview I felt confident that she understood my situation and was knowledgable. In mediation everything turned around. I felt betrayed. What is the point of the Children's Lawyer if what the child says is not considered. It was costly and a total waste of money. Court would have been cheaper and probably more fair.
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