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Marie-Christine Bourget
Bar Admission
Quebec, 2010
Education
Law degree, Université de Sherbrooke (LLB)
Contact information
Legal Assistant
A lawyer in Brossard, Marie-Christine primarily practices in civil litigation, including civil and professional liability, insurance law, and disciplinary and professional law.
Over the course of her career, Marie-Christine has had the opportunity to represent numerous insurance companies, syndics of professional orders, professional liability insurance funds as well as various businesses. She assists and advises clients in litigation matters while representing them before administrative and judicial authorities. She also supports her clients through private dispute prevention and resolution processes.
Her career has evolved in parallel with developments in the law and new approaches to legal practice. Her experience as a litigator before the courts has enabled her to acquire the skills necessary to effectively represent her clients, regardless of their expectations, whether they wish to proceed to trial or opt for a settlement conference presided over by a judge. Marie-Christine is recognized for her professionalism, thoroughness and determination.
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Services
- Civil and Professional Code
- Civil Litigation
- Construction Law
- Contractual and non-contractual liability
- Disciplinary Law
- Entitlement to insurance compensation
- Fraudulent insurance claims
- Insurance Law
- Insurer's subrogatory recourse
- Interpretation of insurance contracts
- Latent Defects
- Legal and strategic advice on post-loss investigations
- Legal Hypothecs for Construction
- Manufacturer's liability
- Personal injury
- Professional Law
- Professional liability
- Representation and defence of the insured person
- Statutory interrogatories
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Professional Mandates
- Representation of an insurer in a lengthy Superior Court trial involving a denial of insurance coverage following a claim arising from underpinning work performed by a negligent contractor.
- Representation of a fuel oil company in various multi-million-dollar disputes involving contract termination and the enforcement of an abusive penal clause.
- Representation of the syndic of a professional order in disciplinary proceedings seeking the conviction of a professional who misappropriated funds from a client trust account and forged the client’s signature.
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Social Involvement
Involvement in various fundraising initiatives for several foundations, including Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, a cause that is particularly close to her heart. The funds raised through these efforts contribute directly to advancing research.
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