Karine (she/her) is an Accredited Family Mediator (AccFM) with the Ontario Association for Family Mediation (OAFM) as well as a trained Collaborative Divorce lawyer and a member of Collaborative Divorce Ottawa. Her practice focuses on assisting families resolving issues arising out of their separation or a new partnership using out-of-court options now available to everyone.

Karine also represents children on behalf of the Office of the Children’s Lawyer in child protection and family law matters.

Following her call to the bar in 2011, she joined a national law firm in Ottawa where she worked as a litigator, advising clients on contractual, commercial, and family law which ultimately led her to child welfare litigation practice as in-house counsel with a child protection agency. She appeared regularly in both official languages before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice as well as the child protection regulatory tribunal in contested motions, settlement conferences, pre-trial conferences, and trials. Following her work at the child protection agent, she returned to private practice and began focusing her work on family law and child protection.

Karine has experience in advocacy, drafting agreements and parenting plans, participating in mediation, and negotiating successful outcomes for my clients. She is acutely aware of the challenges faced by individuals in the legal system. Her approach with clients focuses on ensuring a representation that is efficient, compassionate, and transparent.

Fluent in French and English, she is pleased to offer services in both languages.

Parlant couramment le français et l'anglais, elle est heureuse d'offrir des services dans les deux langues.

Karine is counsel to Fresh Legal and practices in association with Fresh Legal, not in partnership, providing services through Karine Jackson Professional Corporation.