Ken Proudman is a partner and experienced family law lawyer at BARR LLP, located in Edmonton, Alberta.  His practice focuses primarily upon divorces, separations, and other family law matters involving businesses, farms, self-employment, professional corps, complex property, or tax implications.  He also prepares pre-nuptial agreements.

Ken is also an arbitrator and mediator. You can learn more about Ken's Arbitrations, Mediations, and Med-arbs here. You can also learn more about arbitration in family law generally at www.DivorceArbitrations.ca

Ken's strengths:

Negotiation skill: Ken is an experienced and highly-trained negotiator.  He completed Harvard University's Negotiation Master Class in Cambridge. Knowledgeable and trusted by the legal community: Ken was elected the founding President of the Alberta Family Lawyers' Association. Ken regularly trains other lawyers, he has been a speaker at dozens of conferences.  Ken teaches LAW599 Advanced Family Law, a course at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law.  He also teaches Family Law at MacEwan University's School of Business.  Ken is the author of several manuals for lawyers, and he wrote the chapter about Businesses, Farms, and Trusts in Alberta's Family Law Practice Manual.  He aims to build a respectful and collaborative rapport with other lawyers so that disputes can be resolved more efficiently. Business knowledge: Ken leads BARR LLP's Family Business/Farm Divorce practice group.  Prior to entering law, Ken studied at the UofA's Faculty of Business.  He initially practiced business law, agricultural law, purchases/sales of businesses, and corporate tax reorganizations at an agricultural law firm.  He is now fully-immersed in divorce and family law issues affecting businesses and farms, including family property division and self-employment income calculations for support purposes. Court experience: While he now negotiates resolutions to the vast majority of matters, in the past Ken has been involved in hundreds of court hearings, and also received additional litigation training through the Advocates' Society's Civil Trial Advocacy College. Team Approach: At BARR LLP, Ken is able to collaborate with business law, real estate, estate, and civil litigation lawyers, to be able to handle complex files which broach multiple areas of law. By being part of a team of family law lawyers, he's also able to work with associates and students to keep costs down and improve responsiveness.

Ken articled under the mentorship of Mark Tims KC, and is grateful to have also received mentorship from Norm Picard KC, Stephen English KC, Marla Miller KC, Pierre Boileau KC, and Greg Properzi.

BARR LLP was awarded Top Choice Family Law Firm in Edmonton
every year from 2021 to 2025

Ken Proudman and BARR LLP are both recommended by Doyle's Guide in 2025

Education (6)

• Harvard University Negotiation Master Class (Cambridge, 2019).
• Civil Trial Advocacy College - The Advocates' Society (2013).
• Arbitration training - Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute of Canada (ADRIC) (relevant modules completed in 2020)

Teaching at Universities (3)

• LAW599 Advanced Family Law, a course that Ken created and teaches at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law (January 2020 to present).
• LEGL281 Family Law, a course that Ken teaches at MacEwan University's School of Business (January 2022 to present).
• Financial Issues in Family Law, a class taught by Ken as part of the University of Alberta Faculty of Law's Practice Issues in Family Law course (2018, 2019).

Training other Lawyers (24)

• Upcoming Chair and Speaker - The Law of Family Law Agreements - Drafting and Negotiating Family Law Agreements - Legal Education Society of Alberta (January 29, 2026, Edmonton)
• Family Chambers Practice - Family Law Chambers and Practice Pointers Seminar - Legal Education Society of Alberta (January 28, 2025, Edmonton)
• Panelist - UALC Panel Conference (February 8, 2025, Edmonton)

Teaching Parents and Spouses (2)

• Parenting After Separation Course Instructor (2013 to 2019).
• Edmonton Community Legal Centre Presenter (2017 to 2019).

Reference Manuals (9)

• Guideline Income Manual for Legal and Accounting Professionals - co-authored with Agnes Leung, BCom, CPA, CA, CBV, RCP - Legal Education Society of Alberta (2018).
• New Chapter: Businesses, Farms, and Trusts - Alberta Family Law Practice Manual - Legal Education Society of Alberta (2024).
• A Guide to Evidence in Family Law Matters - Legal Education Society of Alberta (November, 2024).

Articles and Papers (8)

• What happens when a Business Owner Divorces? Parts 1 and 2 - LawNow Magazine (February 2022)
• What happens when farmers divorce? - LawNow Magazine (March 2022)
• They say that Breaking up is Hard to do: Tips for making it Easier - co-authored with Marla Miller, KC - Legal Education Society of Alberta (January 2019).

Community Involvement & Volunteering (7)

• Founding President - Alberta Family Lawyers' Association (AFLA) (2022 to present).
• Founding President (past), Board Member - Alberta Legal Coaches and Limited Services Society (AlbertaLegal.org) (April 2021 to present).
• Vice President - Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta (CPLEA) (August 2019 to present).

     

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