AJ Jakubowska
Family Law Lawyer & Family Mediator (she/her)
A keen student of human nature, AJ brings experience, humanity and directness to her work as family law lawyer and family mediator.
Having lived on three continents, in a variety of circumstances, AJ appreciates the importance of “meeting parties to a mediation where they are” - in other words, of taking into account their cultural and religious backgrounds, and their unique approaches to communication.
She is an alumna of the University of Toronto, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science, and her Masters Degree in Medieval History.
AJ was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1996. She earned her law degree at the University of Windsor Law School. She is lucky to have been trained by, and later to have worked with, several of Canada's top family law lawyers, both on and off Bay Street.
Over the last 25 years, AJ has gathered extensive experience in conflict resolution through ADR/FDR, as well as through litigation.
AJ is a prolific writer, on topics related to law and mediation, and others. She is the former co-editor of the Annotated Children’s Law Reform Act, as well as former Newsletter Editor of the Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario (FDRIO).
AJ hosts the podcast SANE SPLIT. Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
She has been in private practice in Newmarket, Ontario, since 2009.