Congratulations to the Honourable Justice Lafrenière
October 27th, 2017 by Mathieu Lafreniere
Smith Neufeld Jodoin LLP would like to congratulate the Honourable Justice Roger Rhéal Lafrenière on his appointment to the Federal Court. Justice Lafrenière was sworn in as a Federal Court Judge on September 15th, 2017 in Ottawa.
Raised in Sainte-Anne-des-Chênes, Manitoba, Justice Lafrenière was an active member of the vibrant Franco-Manitoban community. Justice Lafrenière was called to the Manitoba Bar in 1983 and the Ontario Bar in 1996. He was appointed prothonotary of the Federal Court in 1999 a role in which he served with distinction for 18 years.
Justice Lafrenière is the uncle of his proud nephew Mathieu Roger Lafrenière an associate at SNJ.