Bevin Worton
GDCR Instructor
Bevin Worton obtained her LLB from the University of Alberta in 2002 and her LLM specializing in labour and employment law from Osgoode in 2008. A member of law societies of Alberta and Upper Canada, she has worked for law firms in both Alberta and Ontario, litigating and providing legal advice and training to clients. After leaving private practice in 2007, she worked for the Ontario Human Rights Commission before coming to work for the federal government in 2008.
As counsel with the Government of Canada, Bevin has provided legal advice and training on all aspects of dispute prevention and resolution including negotiation, mediation and arbitration. She has a particular interest in laws regarding apologies, as well as commercial arbitration.
An experienced public speaker and adult educator, Bevin has facilitated panels and made presentations at local, national, and international conferences. She has instructed an upper level seminar on ADR Processes at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa since 2015, and is delighted to begin teaching at Carleton University.