Lisa Fournier

Representation before the judicial courts for construction files – civil engineering : Assisting the client in various stages of the claim process against the client for additional costs in the context of unpredictable events that occurred during the course of the project.

Representation before disciplinary bodies : Representing a professional in defence of an appeal before the Professions Tribunal in order to avoid a conviction on one count of a disciplinary complaint. Experience in cases involving various professional orders, such as the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, the Ordre des médecins vétérinaires du Québec and the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec.

Appeal against the directors of a dissolved company before the Superior Court : Acting in defense of the directors of a dissolved company in order to avoid a condemnation of nearly $80,000 for fraud and latent defect, concerning a commercial building on which an underground heating oil tank had been abandoned. Our intervention allowed our clients to avoid being held responsible for the damages claimed by the new owner.

Challenge of a CPTAQ decision before the TAQ : Lawyer for a silviculturist to challenge a CPTAQ decision, which refused to authorize the renewal of a farmland and a maple grove of 6000 taps. Our intervention allowed the client to keep his maple grove and to transfer the land under cultivation of nearly 21 hectares.

2004 : La cessation de l’indemnisation du criminel de la route : une analyse constitutionnelle, Assurance et gestion de risques, vol 71-4.

Year of admission to the profession : 2003

2020 : Certification – Building your Coaching and Mentoring Skills, Leadership institute, Concordia University.

2002 : Bachelor’s degree in law, LL. B., Laval University.