Doug Lawson


Doug Lawson O.Ont., Q.C., L.L.D http://wp.me/P2bIZU-3g

  • Counsel, McTague Law Firm LLP
  • Director, ENWIN Utilities Ltd.

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Contact Info:
Tel: 519.255.4312
Fax: 519.255.4360
email: dlawson@mctaguelaw.com

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

  • Business Law
  • Taxation

Doug Lawson was born in Windsor, Ontario. He articled with the McTague Law Firm prior to joining the firm in 1967 and became a partner in 1971. Mr. Lawson was chair of the Partnership until 2003 when he was appointed Counsel to the Firm. In that capacity, Mr. Lawson makes his extensive experience available to all members of the Firm, and in particular, is senior counsel to the Business Law Department. He was granted the designation of Queen’s Counsel (Q.C.) by HRH Queen Elizabeth II on December 30, 1981, and appointed a Member in the Order of Ontario (O.Ont.) by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in January 2003. He was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Windsor in 2008.

EDUCATION:
University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1965 – with distinction); admitted to the Ontario Bar (with Honours), 1967

APPOINTMENTS:

  • 1998 to 2004, appointed by the Ontario Government to be a Member & Vice-Chair of the Board of the Arts Council of Ontario
  • Past Chair of the Board of Governors, University of Windsor
  • Past Chair of the Board, Ontario Chamber of Commerce
  • Director, Enwin Utilities Ltd.
  • Chairman Governance Committee, Enwin Utilities Ltd.
  • Past Director, Union Gas Limited

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

  • Essex Law Association

COMMUNITY INTERESTS AND RECOGNITION:

  • Past Co-Chair with the Premier of Ontario, of Ontario Business Advisory Council
  • Past President of both Windsor Chamber of Commerce and Ontario Chamber of Commerce
  • Past Chair of both the Essex County District Health Council and the Provincial Association of District Health Councils
  • Past Chair of The Windsor-Essex County Development Commission
  • Appointed by the Ontario Government as a Commissioner to the Ontario Health Services Restructuring Commission 1996 – 2000
  • Chair of Hospice of Windsor Advisory Council

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:

  • 1981 Selected as one of 7 outstanding Windsor Young Men by Windsor Jaycees
  • 1981 Designation of Queens Counsel (Q.C.)
  • 1992 Awarded by the Governor General of Canada the Commemorative Medal for the 125th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada for Community Service
  • 1997 Awarded Law Society of Upper Canada 1997 Bicentennial Award of Merit
  • 1998 Selected by an Independent Panel for The Windsor Star as one of the ten most influential people in Windsor
  • Appeared in Canada Who’s Who for the past 10 years
  • 2002 Awarded 50th Anniversary Queen’s Jubilee Medal
  • 2003 Appointed Member in the Order of Ontario (O.Ont.)
  • 2006 Awarded the Windsor & District Chamber of Commerce Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2008 Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws – University of Windsor (L.L.D.)

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