Negotiation and Conflict Resolution in Criminal Practice

Rebecca Bromwich is Manager, Diversity and Inclusion at Gowling WLG, an international law firm. She has been an Ontario lawyer since 2003 and has worked as both a Crown Attorney and a criminal defense lawyer. Rebecca also teaches at Carleton University where she is an adjunct professor. Prior to re-entering the law firm world, Rebecca served as the Program Director for Carleton's Graduate Diploma in Conflict Resolution. In addition to her Ph.D. in Law and Legal Studies, Rebecca also holds an LL.M. and LL.B. from Queen's University and a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies from the University of Cincinnati.

Thomas Harrison studied law at Queen's University (2001) and was called to the Bar in 2002 after articling with Ontario's Divisional Court. He worked for the provincial Ministry of the Attorney General and at the Superior Court as policy counsel. Thomas has also worked as counsel with the Federation of Law Societies, Ontario's Death Investigation Oversight Committee, and served as adjudicator with the provincial Consent and Capacity Board. His 2016 doctoral dissertation examined the independent roles of legal officials in the justice system. In addition to his Ph.D. in law, Thomas has a M.A. in public policy and administration (MPPA) from Ryerson University and degrees in education and history from Queen's University. Prior to studying law, Thomas worked as an educator and social worker. Thomas has taught legal ethics at Queen's University and currently teaches critical thinking and animal law at Durham College.