Our priority is to offer our clients a gamut of diverse legal services and to direct them toward the qualified professionals best equipped to meet their needs.
Mtre Claude Dumais, LL.B. D.D.N. 1987
Mtre Dumais has been a practicing notary since 1987. He is a generalist, but he deals mainly with hypothecary and real estate law. If you're considering a mortgage, refinancing, or buying property, he can guide and advise you in one of the most important transactions of your life. He is a considerate man who listens carefully, and you can rely on him. The first time you meet him, you'll realize that he is as expert as he is tall! ![]()
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Mtre Christian Giard, LL.B. D.D.N. 1987
Mtre Giard graduated from the Université de Montréal in 1987. He practices mainly real estate law, serving companies as well as individuals. He also offers related services such as preparation of mandates or wills, and organization of companies. He belongs to several associations of business people, and spends considerable time developing the firm's clientele. He makes sure that clients are satisfied when they leave our offices ... and when they come back for other services! ![]()
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Mtre Geneviève Godin, LL.B. D.D.N. 2002
Mtre Godin graduated as a notary in 2002. With her warm heart and attentive ear, she can comfort and guide you in unhappy times. She practices law on capacities and persons, estate law of succession, and non-contentious matters (incapacity, tutorship, curatorship. In happier times, she even performs civil marriages in our offices, and anywhere in Québec! ![]()
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Mtre Jaime Lerakis, LL.B. D.D.N. 2006
Mtre Lerakis joined the Dumais & Giard team to do her pre-admission internship in 2006. Since then, she has been responsible for commercial and residential transactions. She also works in the field of protection of individuals: drafting fiduciary and other wills, protective mandates in case of incapacity, estate settlement and non-contentious matters. She performs civil marriages, adapting the ceremony to suit each couple. ![]()
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Mtre Josianne Gelfusa, LL.B. D.D.N. 2008
Mtre Gelfusa has belonged to the Chambre des notaires du Québec since 2008, and has been part of the firm since May of 2007. She performs real estate transactions of all kinds: residential, agricultural, and commercial, among others. She is particularly gifted at drafting wills and mandates in case of incapacity that meet the needs of each particular case. She works in French, English, and Italian (her first language). As well, Mtre Gelfusa co-authored the article Domicile et Résidence in the volume Personne et Famille of the encyclopedia JurisClasseur Québec. ![]()
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Mtre Benoit M. Leroux, LL.B. D.D.N. 2011
Mtre Leroux did his pre-admission internship in our firm and was offered a position as notary on graduation. He works mainly in the traditional notarial fields, and specializes in the corporate and co-ownership areas. If you wish to incorporate, up-date, sell or purchase a company, Mtre Leroux will be able to advise and assist you in your future projects. ![]()
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