About Yuki

Yuki Matsuno is a mediator, facilitator and lawyer based in Vancouver, B.C. She attended UBC and obtained a B.A. (Honours English) followed by a law degree from the Faculty of Law. After practicing as an associate with the Labour and Employment group at Russell and DuMoulin (now Fasken Martineau DuMoulin), she joined BCIT in 1998 as a Labour Relations Consultant. In 2004 Yuki started her dispute resolution practice, and has since worked with individuals and organizations in the public, private and non-profit sectors, offering mediation, facilitation, and consulting services. Yuki’s clients include private corporations, universities and other post-secondary institutions, unions, and community organizations. Yuki also works with parents, grandparents, and other family members, along with the ministry representatives, in resolving family and child protection matters.

Mediation

  • Mediate workplace, employment, and Small Claims matters
  • Mediate family matters
  • Mediate child protection matters through the Child Protection Mediation Program, Dispute Resolution Office, Ministry of Attorney General

Facilitation

  • Facilitate Parenting After Separation sessions through the Justice Education Society of British Columbia
  • Facilitate work groups and community groups to resolve workplace and organizational issues and/or to create a plan for the future

Coaching and Training

  • Instructor in Part-time Studies, School of Business, British Columbia Institute of Technology (1999 – 2009)
  • Guest Instructor, Vancouver Community College Legal Administrative Assistant Program
  • Mediation Coach, The Society of Notaries Public of BC (for Notary Students)
  • Mediation Coach, Advanced Civil Mediation and Cultural Issues in Mediation, Continuing Legal Education
  • Coach, Cultural Issues in Mediation, Edmonton Civil Claims Mediation Program

Consulting

  • Manager, Small Claims Mediators, Court Mediation Program, Mediate BC responsible for Small Claims Mediator professional development and training
  • Consult with organizations on workplace dynamics, organizational change, job classifications, and other issues

Adjudication

  • Member, Employment Standards Tribunal
  • Member, Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal
  • Member, Property Assessment Review Panel

Community Service

  • Big Sister with Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland
  • Secretary and Member, Board of Directors, National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Centre (2006-2008)
  • Secretary, Member-at-Large, Member, Alternate Dispute Resolution Section (Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch)
  • Co-Chair and Member, Education Committee, Women Lawyers Forum (Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch) (2004-2008)
  • Mentor, Mentorship Program, Women Lawyers Forum (2006-2008)
  • Mediator and Coach, UBC Law School Mediation Moot; Presenter and Panel Member, UBC Law School First Year Orientation (various years)
  • Judge, ABA (American Bar Association) Client Counselling Competition (2006)
  • Member, Organizing Committee, Just Golf Tournament (2004-2007)
  • Facilitator, Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (administered by University of Victoria Centre for Aging)

Education and Training

  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours English), UBC, 1990
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of British Columbia (UBC), 1995
  • Certificate in Conflict Resolution, Justice Institute of British Columbia, 2002
  • Provincial Court Mediation Practicum Program, 2003
  • Instructional Skills Workshop, BCIT, 2003
  • Family Mediation Practicum Project, 2005
  • Various Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses, including Employment Law, Family Law, Family Dynamics, Mediation and Advanced Civil Mediation, Administrative Law
  • Advanced Hearing Skills Workshop (British Columbia Council for Administrative Tribunals and Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals), 2007
  • Listening to Children’s Views in Divorce Processes and Developing Appropriate Parenting Plans with Dr. Joan B. Kelly, 2007
  • Group Facilitation and Facilitated Planning, ICA Associates, 2007

Professional Affiliations

  • British Columbia Mediator Roster (Civil and Child Protection)
  • Law Society of British Columbia (called to the Bar of British Columbia, 1997)
  • Law Society of British Columbia Accredited Family Law Mediator
  • Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch) – Various sections, including Alternate Dispute Resolution Subsection
  • Association of Family and Conciliation Courts

Publications

  • “Sorting Out Family Disputes with Mediation: A Problem Solving, Culturally Appropriate Method” originally published in The Bulletin, March 2006 (co-author)
  • “A Lifetime Mediation Skill: Dealing with Assumptions”, originally published in The Scrivener, April 2006
  • “What I learned about Negotiation from my Mentor and Friend, Alisa Noda”, The Scrivener, Fall 2007