About Michael | Michael Lomax

About Michael Lomax

Affiliate Speaker/Trainer – The High Conflict Institute, San Diego, California
2011 to Present
High Conflict Institute was co-founded by Bill Eddy, LCSW, Esq., to provide education and resources to professionals and consumers who find themselves handling High Conflict situations. After years of working with High Conflict disputes in many settings, we came to the conclusion that these disputes are not driven by complex issues, but by High Conflict Personalities. Managing High Conflict People (HCPs) usually involves using skills which are the opposite of what one feels like doing. Learning these skills takes time and practice, but can make an amazing difference in resolving, managing and containing High Conflict disputes.
www.highconflictinstitute.com

Lead Mediator – Mediate BC Society – Family Mediation Referral Program
2012 to Present
Michael has been a lead mediator with Mediate BC’s Family Mediation Program (FMP) since 2012. The FMP provides the opportunity for Associate Mediators develop skills and gain practical experience by co-mediating cases with highly experienced Lead Mediators in their region in a wide variety of family disputes including parenting responsibilities, child support and property division.

Associate Mediator/Trainer – Pacific Region Dispute Resolution Centre, Conflict Management Program, Department of National Defence
2002 – 2012
After his term as Director for the DRC, Michael continued to work as an associate mediator and trainer (part-time employee or contractor). His work involved:
- Mediating complex matters, including group interventions
- Conducting workplace conflict assessments
- Leading many conflict resolution trainings
- Designing course training packages

Director – Pacific Region Dispute Resolution Centre, Conflict Management Program
Department of National Defence
2001-2002
Michael was responsible for rollout of a workplace conflict resolution system for all DND personnel in British Columbia (over 9,000 military and civilian personnel plus 18,000 cadets). This program’s introduction was a significant undertaking in not only introducing consensual dispute resolution processes to DND, such as mediation, but also championing a shift in the culture of DND to integrate the use of interest-based approaches and conflict resolution skills.

Past Member of Board of Directors – Mediate BC Society (2013-2015)
Past Member of the Roster Committee, a standing committee of the Board of Directors – Mediate BC Society (2010-2015)
Family Roster Mediator – Mediate BC
Civil Roster Mediator – Mediate BC
Police Complaint Roster Mediator – Mediate BC
Family Law Mediator – Law Society of British Columbia
Past Member – The Canadian Bar Association
Non-Practising Member – Law Society of British Columbia
Past Member – Collaborative Family Separation Professionals
Member – International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
Charter Member – BC Collaborative Roster Society
Past Chair – The Canadian Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section (Victoria)
Past Director – The Arbitration and Mediation Institute of B.C. (Vancouver Island Branch)

Michael has hundreds of hours of training in mediation, collaborative law and conflict resolution with many organizations including:

ADR Institute of Ontario – Mediation Training
Lester B. Pearson Peacekeeping Centre – Negotiation and Mediation in United Nations Operations
CDR Associates and Antioch/McGregor University – Advanced Mediator Training Institute
Banff Centre for Management – Multi-Party Dispute Resolution Process Design and Facilitation
Barry Stuart & Mark Wedge – Peacemaking Circles
Cinergy Coaching – Conflict Management Coaching
Director General ADR (Dept of National Defence) – Workplace Assessment and Mediation Training

Juris Doctor (J.D.)
University of Victoria
1993