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| bio = '''Don Kawano, QC''' is a senior subject editor for ''[[JP Boyd on Family Law]]'', and is jointly responsible for the chapters on [[Introduction to the Legal System for Family Matters | the legal system]] and [[Overlapping Legal Issues and Family Law | overlapping legal issues and family law]]. Don was called to the BC Bar in 1977, and practised family law for many years in Richmond before relocating to Cranbrook, where he is associate counsel with Rella & Paolini. He | | bio = '''Don Kawano, QC''' is a senior subject editor for ''[[JP Boyd on Family Law]]'', and is jointly responsible for the chapters on [[Introduction to the Legal System for Family Matters | the legal system]] and [[Overlapping Legal Issues and Family Law | overlapping legal issues and family law]]. Don was called to the BC Bar in 1977, and practised family law for many years in Richmond before relocating to Cranbrook, where he is associate counsel with Rella & Paolini. He maintains a civil litigation and family mediation practice and encourages parties and other counsel to engage in "without prejudice" 4-way meetings to resolve issues in collaborative fashion, rather than using the court process. | ||
Don is a | Don is a former member of the BC Collaborative Roster Society, BC Parenting Coordinators Roster Society, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, and Association of Family and Conciliation Courts. He is a director and facilitator with the Cranbrook and District Restorative Justice Society, and member of the Cranbrook Rotary Club. Don is also a member of the CBABC Court Users Committee and a Governor of the Law Foundation of B.C. He is also a member of the Law Society of B.C. Disciplinary Advisory Committee. | ||
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