Recommendations

I am a solicitor who practices family law and have used the mediation services of Ilana Tamari ("Ilana") in a case which was challenging and involved a fair amount of conflict. In my dealings with her I have found her to be knowledgeable, efficient, compassionate and a pleasure to deal with.

I have known Ilana Tamari for approximately the past 10 years. She has always appeared to me to be a competent mediator for child related issues. My last case that Ms. Tamari mediated was probably the most difficult cases that I have encountered in my career. She skillfully mediated a resolution for the family which was quite an accomplishment given the circumstances.

I have known Ms. Tamari for well over 10 years and have had the pleasure to work with her on many complicated and highly charged diverse matters. She is the quintessential professional and high ethical standards while being child focused. She has managed single handedly to mediate and successfully settle many of my multifaceted cases. My former Colleague also worked with her at our firm (Bobbi Olsen) who I believe still refers to her and has found her to possess the same qualities. I recommend Ms. Tamari to many of my firm's partners most notably Grant Gold who is using her for another complex matter. It is without any hesitation that I can recommend her as an acclaimed mediator, one of the best I have known in the City of Toronto and the GTA.

I am a family lawyer who has used the services of Ms. Tamari's reputation amongst the family law bar is exemplary. She is often times recommended by my colleagues and myself to conduct assessments under section 30 of the Children's Law Reform Act. Even when involved in high custody and access disputes, I usually advise my clients that it is my firm belief that Ms. Tamari has the experience and know-how to facilitate reasonable solutions and provide sage advice to try to avoid future conflicts. In one recent example, Ms. Tamari was able to get the parents (one of whom was my client) in a very high conflict scenario to enter into a parenting plan and agree to use her as mediator/arbitrator. I did not believe that such a result could be achieved, but both of the parties seemed to respect and trust Ms. Tamari's views and recommendations, despite having contradictory parenting styles.

I am a family lawyer and I have known Ms. Tamari through my practice. Ms. Tamari has worked along with myself and members of our firm on many occasions as a mediator/parenting coordinator specializing in custody/access and separation/divorce matters. During my time working with Ms. Tamari I can confirm that she is an individual of great indegrity and strong work ethics. She is dedicated to obtaining results that are child focused and beneficial to all parties.

I write to confirm that I have known Ilana in a professional capacity for over ten years. Ilana studied family mediation with Riverdale (the 40 hour course). I found Ilana to be an excellent medi-ation student who achieved very positive results in the simulations. She also has lectured in our course on Screening for Power Imbalances and Domestic Violence. Ilana led the class in a demonstration of interviewing skills. Her lecture and coaching were very well received. Ilana’s child centred approach to her work, her positive attitude and her credibility in the profession are all attributes that in my view support her application for accreditation with the OAFM. Very sincerely, Hilary Linton www.riverdalemediation.com

I confirm that I have known Ms. Tamari professionally for in excess of 10 years. I have had the benefit of knowing Ms. Tamari and working with her on a number of files where I have acted as Children's Lawyer where Ms. Tamari assists as a Clinical Investigator. In her process, Ms. Tamari has demonstrated a clear ability to address complex separations especially where there is high conflict. Ms. Tamari has proven to have strong skills to mediate disputes between the parents as that is often a role the OCL assumes prior to the matter proceeding to a Trial or Motion. In addition to working with me when I have acted as counsel for a child, Ms. Tamari has also worked pri-vately on files where I have acted for one of the parents. In that capacity, Ms. Tamari has demonstrated strong insight regarding the issues between the parties and has shown an ability to assist the parties in re-solving the dispute without continued litigation. Yours very truly, Epstein Cole LLP Original signed by "Stephen J. Codas” Stephen J. www.epsteincole.com

“Ilana is an experienced assessor, mediator and parenting coordinator with many years of experience in this field. Ilana is a well respected professional in this high conflict arena. Ilana is valued for her strong clinical skills, her sense of professionalism, and her contributions to the field through participating in various committees and conferences. I would be happy to provide a further reference regarding Ilana’s credentials and experience as a dispute resolution professional.” September 9, 2011, Lourdes worked with Ilana at Tamari Consulting

“Ilana has provided invaluable services to clients and friends alike. She is eminently professional and highly skilled. More importantly, she cares deeply about her clients and about her work.”

I have worked with Ilana for a number of years now and have always been impressed by the commitment she consistently shows to the many clients seeking her expertise. That commitment is to fair, unbiased, highly ethical and equal treatment to the mothers and fathers she assists. In a profession dealing with high conflict relationships, Ilana maintains a calm and upbeat presence that is helpful to both the clients and the other professionals involved.