Team

J. Michel Mazerolle

Michel is a founding partner of Mazerolle & Lemay. He obtained his bachelors of arts from the University of Ottawa in 1988 and his bachelors of laws with honours in 1991 also from the University of Ottawa.

Michel started his career as a law clerk at the Federal Court of Canada for a two successive terms before joining a law firm practising in association in Ottawa. In 1994, he founded Mazerolle & Lemay with J. Marc Lemay.

Michel is fluently bilingual and practices in both official languages. Michel is responsible for all firm services to business and entrepreneurs and practices business law and commercial litigation.

Michel is a member of:

• Regroupement des gens d'affaires de la Capitale nationale (RGA);
• County of Carleton Law Association;
• l'Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario (AJEFO);
• the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce;
• the University of Ottawa alumni;
• the House of Commons page programme alumni.

Michel was a director of the Regroupement des gens d'affaires de la Capitale nationale for 6 years. For 4 consecutive years he was on the Executive Committee of the RGA. Michel also held the offices of First and Second Vice-Presidents of the RGA as well as President of several committees.

Michel now acts as a director of the Fondation de la Cité collégiale.

J. Marc Lemay

Marc is a founding partner of Mazerolle & Lemay. He received his bachelors of administration in 1985 and his bachelors of law in 1988 both from the University of Moncton.

In 1990 Marc set up his private practice in Ottawa and, in 1994 with Michel Mazerolle, founded the firm of Mazerolle & Lemay.

Marc's practice is specific to residential and commercial real estate law ,including the financial arrangements impacting on the acquisition and development of land. Marc regularly advises clients in relation to land development, municipal laws, the acquisition of land and real property, the financing of major development projects, condominium development and mortgage enforcement.

Marc is fluently bilingual and practices in both official languages.

Marc is a director of the Board of Directors of the Regroupement des gens d'affaires de la Capitale national and is a member of the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce.

Denis Cadieux

Denis was called to the Ontario Bar in 1989. Over the last 15 years, Denis has represented his clients before courts and administrative tribunals in Ontario including the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario, the Ontario Municipal Board, the Rent Review Board, the Housing Tribunal, the Human Rights Commission, the Pension appeal board of Canada to name a few.

Denis is fluently bilingual and serves his clients in both official languages throughout Ontario.

Denis is a special prosecutor for the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and is also a panel lawyer for the Public Guardian and Trustee of Ontario.

The statutory infractions department which Denis leads includes infractions under the Criminal Code, infractions to the Highway Traffic Act, infractions under the transportation of dangerous goods, infractions under the 1997 statute for the protection of fish and wildlife, obligations imposed under health and safety legislation, obligations to directors and officers of a criminal or quasi-criminal nature and infractions and obligations under environmental laws in Canada.

Denis has been actively involved in the Scout movement in Canada in Canada for over 20 years acting as district Commissioner for Ottawa and Eastern Ontario.

Dave Morin-Pelletier

Dave completed his Bachelor's Degree in Law in 2004 at University of Moncton. He was first called to the New Brunswick Bar in June 2005 and to the Ontario Bar in March 2006. Thereafter, Dave joined the Mazerolle & Lemay team in May 2006.

Practicing in both official languages, Dave works mainly in the areas of family law (separation, divorce, estate disputes and negotiations of family law contracts) and litigation (contractual disputes such as those between creditors and debtors).

Dave is active in his community with his involvement in legal assistance clinics. Dave is also a family man and in his spare time he is an avid runner. Dave uses the sport of running to promote physical activity and to raise awareness for cystic fibrosis, an incurable genetic disease.

Robert P. Bissonnette

Robert is originally from Montreal, Quebec and holds a Bachelor of Political Science (B.A.) from the University of Quebec in Montreal, a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) from the University of Quebec in Montreal as well as a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) (Common Law) from the University of Ottawa.

Robert has been a member of the Quebec Bar since March 2007 and was also called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada in September 2010.

Robert joined Mazerolle & Lemay in January 2009.

Robert had long and valuable experience in the financial sector. For more than twelve years, he held a variety of positions for an important Canadian financial institution. Furthermore, he worked as an analyst in the investment funds branch with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.

The areas in which Robert practices include commercial law, business law, banking law, corporate financing, and wills and estates.

Robert is bilingual and practices regularly in both official languages.

Jennifer Ahde

Jennifer is originally from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and graduated from the University of Ottawa in 2005 with a Bachelor's degree in Second Language Teaching. In 2008, Jennifer graduated from law school at the University of Ottawa with a Bachelor's Degree in Law.

During her university education, Jennifer was selected to the prestigious House of Commons Page Program which she successfully completed. In 2009, Jennifer enrolled in the Law Society of Upper Canada licensing program and was received by the Law Society as lawyer and called to the Ontario Bar in 2009.

Jennifer joined Mazerolle & Lemay in the spring of 2010.

Jennifer works for clients primarily in the areas of residential real estate assisting her clients in various transactions including purchases, sales, and mortgage refinancing as well as land development work. She also practices in the area of wills and estates.

In her spare time, Jennifer enjoys teaching Real Estate Procedures in the Law Clerk program at Algonquin College. She is also an active member at the Ottawa Curling Club.

She is pleased to serve the firm's clients in French and in English.

Daniel Therrien

Daniel obtained his B.B.A. (Marketing) with honours from Brock University in 1995 and obtained his LL.B, from l'Université de Moncton in 2002.

Daniel was called to the Ontario Bar in 2003 and commenced his law practice in the Northern Ontario City of Elliot Lake. Daniel provided legal services in many areas of law.

Daniel joined Mazerolle & Lemay in 2009 and has been practicing law in the areas of Civil Litigation, Family Law and Criminal defense.

Daniel is bilingual and practices regularly in both official languages.

Daniel est bilingue et pratique couramment dans les deux langues officielles.