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McTague Law Firm LLP has served Windsor and southwestern Ontario since its founding in 1920 by Charles P. McTague. Mr. McTague practised
with the firm until his appointment in July of 1935 to the Supreme Court of Ontario. He served there until December 8, 1938, when he was appointed to the
Court of Appeal for the Province of Ontario. He sat as a Justice of Appeal until his retirement in April of 1944 at which time he accepted a position as
Chairman of the National Labour Relations Board. Subsequent to that appointment, Mr. McTague served on the Wartime Contracts Board and later served as Counsel
to the Investment Dealers Association of Canada.
Miss Helen McTague joined the firm in 1923 and served as partner from the mid-1920's to her retirement from active practice in 1967.
Throughout the 1920's and early 1930's, the McTague Law Firm grew in size and began to specialize in development work, Civil Litigation and Corporate
Law. Partners of the firm in those years, in addition to Charles P. McTague, included James H. Clark (later Speaker of the Legislature of the Province of
Ontario), Lorne Cumming (later City Solicitor for the City of Windsor and Chairman of the Ontario Municipal Board), and Armand Racine (later Public Trustee
for the Province of Ontario).
Since the mid 1930's, partners, associates and students of the firm have included the Honourable Paul J. Martin, Sr., P.C. O.B.E., Lawrence Deziel (former
Judge of the County Court of the County of Essex), Mr. Justice John Holland (Superior Court of Ontario), Mr. Justice Thomas Zuber, (Superior Court of Ontario
and the Ontario Court of Appeal), Herb Gray, P.C. (former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, President of the Treasury Board and House Leader in the House
of Commons), Mr. Justice Kenneth G. Ouellette (Superior Court of Ontario), Mr. Justice Lawrence R. Morin (Superior Court of Ontario), Honourable Ernie Eves,
Q.C. (former Premier of Ontario), Mr. Justice Terrence Patterson (Superior Court of Ontario) and the Honourable Ms. Susan Whelan, (former Federal Minister
for International Cooperation)
In 1967, the firm merged with the well-established Whiteside, Coughlin & Whiteside law firm founded by John Rodd and Ernest Wigle. Mr. Rodd was a
distinguished counsel and was one of the last to appear before the Judicial Committee of Privy Council. Mr. Wigle served as Mayor of the City of Windsor
in the late 1930's. John W. Whiteside practised with the firm until his retirement from the partnership in 1976 to accept a position with the Faculty of
Law, University of Windsor. Maurice F. Coughlin practised with the firm until his retirement in 1984.
Mr. Charles J. Clark, Q.C. joined the firm in 1941. He became a partner of the firm continuing his distinguished practise in the Corporate Commercial
area for 53 years until his retirement from the firm in 1994. Mr. Clark was involved in many community projects including the University of Windsor where
he at one point acted as Chairman of the Board of Governors. He was a member of many boards, many of which were volunteer appointments. He was a special
appointee of the Government of Ontario to review medical and related practices. Mr. Clark passed away in 1996.
In 1981, in the midst of recession, the partners of the McTague Law Firm purchased lands and constructed their law offices on Pelissier Street in the
City of Windsor. The offices stand as a symbol of the firm's commitment to the future of the City of Windsor and the County of Essex.
J. Douglas Lawson, O.Ont., Q.C. a longtime partner with the firm who recently retired from the partnership, continues as Counsel to the firm, utilizing
his vast experience and expertise, further enhancing our ability to best address the needs and expectations of our clients. Mr. Lawson recently finished
a term as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the University of Windsor and was also past President of the Windsor Chamber of Commerce and the Ontario
Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Lawson was appointed as a Member of the Order of Ontario by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 2003.
The McTague Law Firm has continued to grow and expand to
respond to the ever changing needs of our community.
Members of the McTague Law Firm have continued the firm’s tradition of commitment to public service:
| J. Douglas Lawson |
Chair of Hospice of Windsor
Advisory Council |
| Jerry Udell |
Counsel for Habitat for Humanity, Member of the Board of Directors of Windsor Light Music Theatre, Member
Ontario Bar Association Working Group on Mortgages, Member Executive Real Property Section of Ontario Bar Association |
| George King |
Labour Relations Committee of the Windsor Chamber of Commerce |
| Marilee Marcotte |
Board Member of the Childhood Community Resource Centre, Board Member of the Windsor Symphony, Member of the University of Windsor Resources Committee |
| Jeffrey W. MacKinnon |
Member of the Audit Committee, Finance Committee of Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital and Member of the Board of Directors of Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce |
| Josephine Stark |
Career Development Advisory Committee of the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law |
| Nancy Jammu-Taylor |
Board Member of the Windsor-Essex Children’s Aid Foundation and Windsor Family Credit Union Board Member |
| Michael Wills |
Board of Directors - Teen Health Center |
| Dave Amyot |
Member of Hotel Dieu Hospital Mission Committee |
| William Willis |
Board Member of the United Way Windsor-Essex County
Sessional Instructor University of Windsor Law School (Contracts, and Securities Regulation) |
The McTague Law Firm remains as one of the oldest and most pre-eminent in the area, providing a wide range of legal services to our clients.
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