The Epidemic of
​Gender Based Violence

Bringing domestic violence out of the shadows and working towards a safer community.
November 16, 2023

David Morneau Jr.

Reformative Family Lawyer; Educator; Advocate for Evolution and Innovation
For over 20 years, David has practised law with empathy, compassion and integrity, helping families  through challenging circumstances with considerable care. He applies innovation and creativity in  assisting clients in determining what they need to overcome the obstacles they are facing,  empowering them to do so with dignity, honour and a focus on the future and communication,  ensuring that they have all information and advice to make informed decisions.
Accredited as a family mediator and collaborative legal professional, David has been a passionate  advocate for legal reform and spoken about the legal system and its intersection with human sex  trafficking and family violence.  
His contributions include: 
  • Presenter of “Collaboration and Working with Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking” for  Ontario Association of Family Mediators (Child Protection);  
  • Commentary on changes to the Children’s Law Reform Act, including the definition of family  violence, for local politicians; 
  • Various podcasts, including “Navigating Through Separation and Divorce and Domestic  Violence” for Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region; 
  • Appearances on CBC Tonight and CTV Your Morning discussing changes to the Divorce Act; 
  • Educational content including “Navigating Separation and Divorce” for Women’s Crisis  Services of Waterloo Region and YWKW and “Changes to the Divorce Act -- What front-line  workers need to know to support their clients” for Connecting Ottawa.​
Throughout his career, David has observed and analyzed our legal systems and has spoken widely  about reform and change. He has acted as counsel for parents and children in the family justice system  and was able to witness firsthand the impact that adversarial processes can have on families in  transition. Through his training, he continues to learn new skills for conflict resolution which give the  participants the ability to listen, communicate, solve their own differences, both now and in the  future. 

Presentation Slides

Slides above provided by guest speaker David Morneau Jr.