Jules B. Bloch is an experienced, bilingual, mediator, arbitrator, facilitator, fact-finder, lecturer and trainer. Mr. Bloch graduated from University of Toronto with his B.A. (Honours) in Political Economy in 1980. Mr. Bloch received his L.L.B. from the University of Windsor in 1984 and was called to the Bar in 1986. In 1994, he earned a certificate of Alternative Dispute Resolution from the University of Windsor Faculty of Law. After his call, he practiced law primarily in the field of labour and employment law. In 1990 he was appointed full time Vice-Chair of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB). The following year he was appointed full time Vice-Chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) and in that capacity, as a Vice-Chair on the Construction Panel (November 7, 1991 to September 1, 1999). He has been a Vice-Chair of the Grievance Settlement Board. Since January 1994, he has accepted work as a facilitator, mediator and arbitrator on a consensual basis. Between 1999 and 2004, Mr. Bloch participated in the Ontario Mandatory Mediation Program Toronto/Ottawa. As well, Mr. Bloch has lectured extensively and acted as a trainer in the fields of labour and employment law and alternate dispute resolution. Mr. Bloch is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators and is coauthor of Canadian Construction Labour and Employment Law (Butterworths: 1996).