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The Honourable Richard R. Wagner, a judge of the Superior
Court of Quebec, District of Montréal, is appointed a Judge of the Court
of Appeal of Quebec to replace Madam Justice L. Côté, who resigned
as of December 31, 2010.
Mr. Justice Wagner received a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University
of Ottawa in 1979. He was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1980.
Mr. Justice Wagner was appointed to the Superior Court of Quebec in 2004.
Prior to his appointment he was a partner with Lavery de Billy. He was accredited
as a mediator by the Quebec Bar and the Superior Court of Quebec. His main
areas of practice were civil litigation and commercial law.
Mr. Justice Wagner had been Bâtonnier of Montréal, Governor of
the Fondation du Barreau du Quebec, Fellow of the Canadian College of Construction
Law Lawyers and Vice-President of the Centre d’accès à l’information
juridique. He has also been an instructor for the Quebec Bar Admission courses.
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The Honourable Louis J. Gouin, a lawyer with Ogilvy Renault
in Montréal, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec in Montréal to replace Mr. Justice R. Wagner, who was appointed to the
Court of Appeal of Quebec.
Mr. Justice Gouin received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Collège Jean
de Brébeuf in 1970 and a Bachelor of Civil Laws (LL.L.) from the University
of Ottawa in 1973. He was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1975.
Mr. Justice Gouin has been an associate and partner with Ogilvy Renault since
1975. His main areas of practice were corporate reorganizations, bankruptcy
and insolvency, banking law and litigation.
Mr. Justice Gouin was a board member for the Young Lawyers of Montreal, the
Montreal Bar, the Quebec Bar and the Canadian Bar Association. He is past Chair
of the Bankruptcy and
Insolvency Institute of Canada and past President of the Liaison Committee
of the Superior Court of Quebec from 2004 to 2007. He is a co-author of the
Quebec section of the Canadian Bankruptcy Reports. He is a President
of the Economic Development Committee of the Chamber of Commerce of Montreal,
as well as of the Executive Committee for the professionals’ United Way
Campaign of Greater Montreal.
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The Honourable Mark Schrager, a lawyer with Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
LLP in Montréal, is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec
in Montréal to replace Madam Justice L. Lemelin, who elected to become
a supernumerary judge as of October 20, 2010.
Mr. Justice Schrager received a Diploma of Collegial Studies from McGill University
in 1973. He received a Bachelor of Civil Laws (LL.L.) from the Université de
Montréal in 1976 and a post-graduate degree (B.C.L.) from Wadham College,
Oxford University. He was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 1977.
Mr. Justice Schrager has been a partner with Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
LLP since 2004. He was an associate and partner with Goldstein, Flanz & Fishman
in Montréal from 1980 to 2004. His main areas of practice were insolvency
and financial re-structuring, commercial litigation and asset-based lending.
Mr. Justice Schrager was a member of the Canadian Bar Association, Turnaround
Management Association, World Law Group, Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy
Practice Group, the Insol International and the Insolvency Institute of Canada.
He has been a Director of the Lord Reading Society since 2002 and past President
from 2007 to 2008. He was a director at St. George’s School of Montréal from 1995 to 1998. He is an author of several published papers and has professional
recognition in numerous directories, including “The Best Lawyers in Canada” and L’Expert.
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The Honourable Michael Stober, a sole practitioner in Montréal,
is appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec in Montréal to
replace Mr. Justice J. Verrier, who elected to become a supernumerary judge
as of November 28, 2010.
Mr. Justice Stober received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from McGill University
in 1975, a Bachelor of Civil Law (LL.L.) in 1976 from the University of Ottawa
and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1978 from Dalhousie University. He also received
a Master of Laws (LL.M) from the University of Ottawa in 1984. He was admitted
to the Quebec Bar in 1978, the Law Society of Alberta in 1979 and the Barristers’ Society
of Nova Scotia in 1982.
Mr. Justice Stober has been in private practice since 2001. He was an associate
with Yarosky, Daviault, La Haye, Stober & Isaacs from 1987 to 2001. He
was an attorney for the Sureté du Québec from 1997 to 1998. He
was also Crown prosecutor and agent of the Attorney General from 1979 to 1986
and a lawyer with Gasco & Associés from 1978 to 1979. His main areas
of practice were criminal, penal law and disciplinary law.
Mr. Justice Stober has been a Governor of the Fondation du Barreau du Québec since 2002. He was a member of the Quebec Judicial Compensation and Benefits
Commission from 1997 to 2003, the Canadian Bar Association from 1997 to 2000,
the Tribunal of Quebec Bar Disciplinary Committee from 1996 to 1998, and the
Montreal Bar committee on Infractions from 2000 to 2003. He has been a Director
of the Lord Reading Society since 1990, a member of the Criminal Defence Lawyers
of Montreal Association since 1987 and of the Association of Trial Lawyers
of America from 1979 to 1984. He is an author of publications in legal journals
and of a textbook dealing with criminal law. He has lectured at various universities
and conferences for the Canadian Bar Association, the International Bar Association
and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Legal Studies.
These appointments are effective immediately.
