Claude has been practicing law within our firm since 2021 as a counsel. Before joining our team, Claude was a sitting judge at the Superior Court of Quebec from 2000 to 2021. Before his appointment as a judge, Claude practiced in general law.
Claude was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1969, after graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Montreal in 1968.
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Expertise
Alternative dispute resolution methods
Mediation and arbitration
General civil law
Criminal and penal law
Journey
1969-2000 – Lawyer of general practice
2000-2021 – Judge at the Superior Court of Quebec
2021 to… – Legal counsel at Dufour Mottet Avocats
Education
1965 – B.A. University of Montreal (André-Grasset College)
1968 – LL.L University of Montreal
1969 – Quebec Bar
1971 – LL.M University of Montreal
1972 – Doctoral studies in law University of Montreal
Associations
Quebec Bar
Bar of Montreal
Henri-Capitant Association
Recognition
1998 – Recipient of the Mérite du Barreau du Québec
2015 – Internship supervisor of the Legal Techniques year (CEGEP Ahuntsic)
2016 – Recipient of the VISEZ DROIT award from the Bar of Montreal
2021 – Honorary Life Governor of the Quebec Bar Foundation
Activities / Leisure
Responsible tourism
Outdoors
Hiking
Languages
French
English