About Shiv and her Expert Panel

Anne-Marie Cade is an award-winning Lawyer a Nationally Accredited Mediator, a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, Certified Conflict Coach and Parenting Co- ordinator as well as a Speaker, Trainer and Lecturer in law. She has a Masters in
Family Dispute Resolution and Negotiation.

She is also the Mayor in her local Municipality of Glen Eira in Victoria, Australia. She has training in mediation, negotiation, relationship mediation, conflict coaching, high conflict divorce, divorce coaching, Brain Based Conversation skills, Brain Based Coaching Skills and Neuro Linguistic Programming.
 

She is passionate about the work she does as an Alternative Dispute Resolution professional to help her clients reach a peaceful resolution. She provides training and coaching on topics such as constructive conflict resolution, effective communication, divorce coaching, negotiation, resilience, wellbeing, and parenting coordination. In her training she provides valuable insights and strategic advice on building conflict intelligence, constructive conflict resolution, conflict management and navigating difficult conversations and works with Corporate Teams, Local Government, Elected Officials and Lawyers.

Leanne Levinge is a Kombumerri (Gold Coast) and Ngugi (Moreton Island) descendant (with a mix of other heritages) who lives on Turrbal and Yugara/Yuggera Country in Magandjin/Meanjin (Brisbane).
Leanne is a narrative therapist / counsellor, coach, mentor, and facilitator with experience (design and delivery) in healing, negotiation, and business contexts and with a range of individuals, groups and communities. 

Leanne has walked in two worlds her entire life and thrives in shaping generative conversations and building
bridges. She is passionate about: living intentionally; compassion; social and collective learning; curiosity; and
the art of a good question.

She is a member of the Board of Directors for Triple A Murri Country and, before a COVID-related career
change, spent 20 years in management and leadership roles in the higher education sector.

She is a 2024 participant of the Mind & Life Institute’s Summer Research Institute (Garrison Institute, NY), and
a 2024 Coralus First Nations Activator.

Adam is a high performing Senior Executive with extensive experience in higher education, dispute resolution, equal opportunity, employment law and other regulatory environments. He scrutinises core issues, and devises creative and realistic solutions, while stimulating ‘buy-in’ and support from key stakeholders.

He is an effective communicator and collaborator, with flexible and forward-thinking leadership, openly sharing information and providing quality input to decision making and team efforts. Adam is results driven and skilled in operational and strategic leadership, change management, and able to build strong, effective long-lasting stakeholder relationships.

He leverages business acumen and knowledge to provide effective operational strategies and improve business performance by maximising good business judgement and improving business practices through team leadership, mentoring and coaching.

Arnela Tolic is an experienced legal professional who specializes in Immigration Law, Family and Employment Law, and Corporate Dispute Resolution.

Currently, she holds various roles including Principal Solicitor at Tolic Lawyers and Special Counsel for Sterling Legal, where she fosters innovative collaborations across the state.

Additionally, she serves as the Training Lead for Legal Training Australia. With a career spanning over a decade, Arnela has expertise in legal training, mediation, and business leadership, making her a trusted authority in various fields of law.

She regularly attends to conflict resolutions/advisory for small and medium-sized businesses as well as corporate businesses.

John is an experienced dispute resolution professional, having worked in Australia and internationally, particularly in business-community disputes and extractives’ regulation. He has conciliated many cases for the Australian National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct, involving both mediation and decision-making.

ohn also conducts a private practice in commercial mediation and as a barrister, based in Perth and also online. He is an adjunct academic with universities in Scotland and Australia, teaching and supervising research regarding mining regulation, agreement-making, and human rights.

His qualifications include ODR [Online Dispute Resolution] Practitioner Certification, National Mediator Accreditation System (Australia), MBA (Mineral Resources Management) and Bachelor of Laws.

Margo is an experienced family dispute resolution practitioner (family law mediator). Margo runs Olive Branch Mediation specialising in family and property disputes, child inclusive mediation, elder mediation, and conflict coaching for clients. She is also the Team Leader for Mediation at Bayside Community Legal Centre coordinating over 20 private mediators and FDRPs.

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Margo brings a wealth of experience, knowledge and resources to the mediation space. She has both professional and lived experience in a Family Relationship Centre as an FDRP, in Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, in legal negotiations and as a socio-legal academic.

Margo holds a Juris Doctor, Master of Justice (Intelligence), BA (Politics), Grad. Dip Theology, FDRP (Child Consultant) and is a community Justice of the Peace (Qual). 

Justin is a highly experienced conciliator, mediator, lawyer and manager. Justin has developed his dispute management skills in senior government roles for over 20 years.

Justin was first accredited as a mediator in 2002. His key qualifications include Masters of Law, Bachelors of Law and Environmental Science (Hons), Graduate Certificate in Management and Certificates IV in Training and Assessment and Community Mediation. Justin was the Director of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) for a decade before being appointed as a Member in the NDIS Division in 2024.

Justin’s leadership in the ADR community was more recently recognised through his election to the board of the Resolution Institute in 2023.

Caitlin is a nationally accredited mediator and
has extensive experience in dispute resolution,
having spent nearly 15 years resolving workplace
disputes.

Caitlin has a pragmatic approach when assisting
parties to resolve underpayment issues, unfair
dismissal applications and general protections
applications by guiding parties to effective
solutions that are both practical and fair.

Damien is a seasoned legal expert and former Managing Partner of the Australian arm of a global legal business.

Damien has been included in Best Lawyers for his recognised expertise in insurance law (2021-2023) and has been consistently rated in the Doyle's guide as a pre-eminent lawyer in workers compensation and respiratory diseases.

Damien has a broad practise as a mediator and leadership coach and consultant. He mediates a broad variety of disputes including personal injury claims, workplace disputes, respiratory diseases claims as well as conducts restorative justice processes in institutional abuse and other sensitive claims.

As well as acting as a mediator, Damien is passionate about developing the capacity and skillset of leaders, including teaching skills of conflict resolution and negotiation. His work encompasses both one of one and group leadership and executive coaching.

Damien holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Master of Laws and is a nationally accredited mediator.

Richard is an experienced conflict resolution specialist, negotiator, lawyer and mediator. Richard helps groups and individuals to have difficult conversations, and specialises in family businesses, workplace and startup conflicts.

Richard has resolved some of the most emotionally complex conflicts in society, as a manager at the Queensland Human Rights Commission since 2019.

Richard was first accredited as a mediator in 2021 (NMAS) and he has recently completed a Conflict Coaching Fundamentals course with the Conflict Management Academy (2024). Richard’s qualifications are Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from the University of Queensland and he was admitted to the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2016. 

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Richard can help you navigate a way through an impasse or to prepare for a difficult conversation that’s overdue