Julie Ralhan cares deeply about the wellbeing of families, and seeks to use her skills, diligence, and compassion to help people meaningfully resolve conflict. Julie is pleased to offer elder and caregiver mediation, as well as apology guidance and restorative peacemaking services.

Julie obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from York University in 1999, a Bachelor of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2002, and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2003. Julie then practiced family law with a focus on child-related issues for two decades in various contexts, including as legal counsel for the Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton, and subsequently as a lawyer for parents, grandparents and other family members in Children’s Aid Society cases. Julie has also had the opportunity to engage in special projects and contractual arrangements during her time as a lawyer, including being outside counsel to the Motherisk Commission, which was established by the Ontario government to examine the reliability of drug testing in child protection cases.

Julie is accredited as a family mediator and an intergenerational (elder) mediator through the Ontario Association for Family Mediation (OAFM), and is also accredited as a Certified Elder Mediator (Advanced) through Family Mediation Canada (FMC). Julie is a member of various legal and mediation associations, including the Elder Mediation International Network, the mission of which is to advance the practice of elder mediation as a distinct specialty, and ensure quality in the practice of elder mediation through the development of high standards of ethics, conduct, and education.