Personal Injury Lawyers in Sarnia and Point Edward, Ontario
Pascale Daigneault

Pascale Daigneault, B.Sc.(Biochem), LL.B., ICD.D.

  • Avocate générale du cabinet/General Counsel to the Firm
  • Insurance, Personal Injury and Estate Litigation
  • Past President, Ontario Bar Association

Chair
Board of Directors
The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited

2021-2026

Chief Elections Officer
Ontario Bar Association

2022

Chair
Awards Committee
Ontario Bar Association

2019-2020

Director
Lawyers Financial Advisory Services Inc.

2019-ongoing

Chair
Board of Directors
The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited

2019-2021

Chair
Governance, Policy and Human Resources Committee
The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited

2019

Member
Audit and Finance Committee
The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited

2018

Chair
Awards Committee
Ontario Bar Association

2018-2019

Atelier sur les testaments et les procurations
Centre culturel francophone Jolliet

4 octobre 2022

Assessor Business Plan, Ryerson University Law Practice Program

2021

Assessor Business Plan, Ryerson University Law Practice Program

2020

Assessor Business Plan, Ryerson University Law Practice Program

2019

Présidente sortante
Conseil d'administration
le Réseau des femmes du Sud-Ouest de l'Ontario

2020-2021

Présidente
Conseil d'administration
le Réseau des femmes du Sud-Ouest de l'Ontario

2018-2020

Co-Présidente
Conseil d'administration
le Réseau des femmes du Sud-Ouest de l'Ontario

2017-2018

Vice-Présidente
Conseil d'administration
le Réseau des femmes du Sud-Ouest de l'Ontario

2015-2017

Chair
Governance, Policy and Human Resources Committee
The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited

2017-2018

Vice-Chair
Board
The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited

2015-2017

Member
Governance Committee
Canadian Bar Insurance Association

2015-2017

Administratrice
Conseil d'administration>
le Réseau femmes du sud-ouest de l'Ontario

2015

Director
Board
The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited

2015

Member
Finance Committee
Canadian Bar Insurance Association

2014-2015

Chair
Nomination Committee
Ontario Bar Association

2015-2016

Director
Board
Canadian Bar Insurance Association

2014-2017

Member
Awards Committee
Ontario Bar Association

2015-2016

Past President
Ontario Bar Association

2014-2015

Director
Board
Canadian Bar Association

2013-2014

President
Ontario Bar Association

2013-2014

Chair
Strategic Planning Committee
Ontario Bar Association

2012-2013

1st Vice-President
Ontario Bar Association

2012-2013

OBA representative
French Language Services Bench and Bar Steering Committee
Ministry of Justice of Ontario

2013

Représentante de l'ABO
Comité directeur de mise en oeuvre des recommandations du Comité consultatif de la magistrature et du barreau pour les services en français

2013

2nd Vice-President

Ontario Bar Association

2011-2012

Chair
OBA Governance Committee

2011-2012

Director-at-Large (Southwest Region)
Board of Ontario Bar Association Southwest Region.

2010-2011

Council Member (Southwest Region)
Board of Ontario Bar Association

2009-2012

Council Member (Southwest Region)
Lambton County Representative
Board of Ontario Bar Association

2007-2009

Chair
Public Affairs Committee
Ontario Bar Association

2010-2011

Vice Chair
Sole, Small Firm and General Practice section
Ontario Bar Association

2010-2011

OBA Member
Sole, Small Firm and General Practice section
Ontario Bar Association

2008-2010

Executive member
National Small Solo and General Practice Forum
Canadian Bar Association

2007-2010

OBA Member
Sections Task Force
Ontario Bar Association

2010-2011

OBA Member
Non Lawyers Shareholders Task Force
Ontario Bar Association

2010-2011

OBA Member
Legal Education Ontario Working Group
Ontario Bar Association

2010-2011

OBA Member
Mandatory Mediation Working Group
Ontario Bar Association

2010-2011

Speaker
"The Benefit of Hindsight: Overcoming Mistakes in Personal Injury Law"
The Advocates Society

January 28, 2022

Conférencière
"Trouver les clients qui vous conviennent"
Série solutions de l'ABC
Webinaire

Mars 2017

Speaker
"Succession Planning Key Points to Consider", OTLA Practice Management Conference
Toronto

April 2016

Chair
"Women in the Legal Profession - How to be Successful"
LSUC Equity Event, Toronto

October 2015

Speaker
"Helping You Focus on What You Do Best"
OBA Institute, Toronto

February 2015

Speaker
"Sharing Success Strategies - Life and Law Series"
OBA, Windsor

May 2014

Speaker
Women Lawyers Mentoring Dinner

Wellington Law Association, Toronto.

April 2014

Round Table Speaker
Lean In" Panel and Discussion sponsored by Tokin Manes LLP
Women Lawyer Association of Ontario, Toronto

March 2014

Speaker
"The Life Cycle of Law Practice: Succession Planning and Retirement"
OBA Institute, Toronto.

February 2014

Speaker
"Access to Justice Symposium"
Western University, London.

February 2014

Speaker
"Civil Litigation 25 Years from Now"
CCLA, Mont Tremblant.

November 2013

Chair
"Joining and/or Taking Over An Established Practice"
LSUC, Toronto.

November 2013

Chair
"Sharing Success Strategies - Life and Law Series"
OBA, Toronto.

November 2013

Speaker
"Ethical and Efficient Ways to Use Social Networking in Business Development"",
OBA Tech Conference, Toronto.

September 2013

Speaker
"Astuces pour mieux maîtriser votre technologie"
Institut, l'Association du Barreau de l'Ontario

February 2013

Lecturer, Civil Litigation Procedure 1, Lambton College Law Clerk Program Advisory Committee

2013

Lecturer
Civil Litigation Procedure 1
Lambton College Law Clerk Program Advisory Committee

January 2013

Conférencière
"Défis professionnels li�s � la repr�sentation des clients"
OBA webinar

2012

Chair
"Joining and/or Taking Over An Established Practice"
LSUC, Toronto

November 2012

Speaker
"Clients and Non Clients Conundrum"
OBA President Tour

2011-2012

Speaker
"Work/Life Balance Efficiency Tips"
OBA Fall Council Meeting
Huntsville

September 2012

Speaker
"Tips for a More Satisfying Practice", CBA Sole Small and General Practice Section, Toronto

November 2011

Conférencière
"Interrogatoire principal de témoins de faits",
CBA Skilled Lawyer Series

Fall 2011

Speaker
"60 + Tips in 60 Minutes"
OTLA Spring Conference WC, Toronto.

May 2011

Director Education Program
Rotman School of Management
(cohort DEP #60)
Institute of Corporate Directors, Toronto

2015-2016

Completed training
Fundamentals of Mediation
Munn Conflict Resolution Services, London

2009

Completed training
Negotiation Workshop
Conflict Management Group (based on Harvard Negotiation Project), Toronto

2004

Admission
Law Society of Upper Canada

1992

Admission
Law Society of Alberta

1988

Participant
summer International Law Program
Downing College, University of Cambridge, U.K.

1986

Degree in Law
University of Ottawa

1987

Degree in Biochemistry
University of Ottawa

1983

Speaker
"60 + tips in 60 minutes", Ontario Legal Aid CLE, London.

Mar 2011

Speaker
"Life After Law School", OBA at University of Western Ontario.

Mar 2011

Who's on the Move"
INSIDE LOGISTICS

May 31, 2021

Nouvelle Présidente du Réseau"
L'Action

Jan 13, 2021

Co-Author
"Pros and Cons of Foreign Trained Students",
Canadian Lawyer

October 31, 2016

Dan Ciraco
"10 Things Every Lawyer Should Know About Social Media"
Just Magazine
.

October 18, 2016

Co-Author
"iPads can save time and money in a small firm",
Canadian Lawyer

September 12, 2016

Co-Author
"KPI - Key Performance Indicators",
Canadian Lawyer

August 8, 2016

Co-Author
"Achieving Staffing Bliss",
Canadian Lawyer

July 11, 2016

Co-Author
"Hiring Summer Help",
Canadian Lawyer

June 13, 2016

Co-Author
"The Other Side of Succession Planning",
Canadian Lawyer

May 9, 2016

Co-Author
"Exit strategies: What is your practice worth?",
Canadian Lawyer

April 11, 2016

Co-Author
"Tricks to motivating and managing staff remotely",
Canadian Lawyer

February 8, 2016


Philippe Thivierge
"Nouvelle ère pour le Réseau des femmes", L'Action

December 31, 2015

Co-Author
"Lawyer Appreciation 101",
Canadian Lawyer

January 11, 2016

Catherine Brennan
"Make it Happen - A Guide to Goal Setting"
Just Magazine
.

Janvier 27, 2016

Catherine Brennan
"Guide de l'avocat pour fixer des objectifs pour 2016"
Juste
.

Janvier 27, 2016

Co-Author
"Getting known in your community",
Canadian Lawyer

December 2, 2015

Co-Author
"Integrating the cloud into your disaster recovery plan",
Canadian Lawyer

November 2, 2015

Co-Author
"Opportunity is knocking",
Canadian Lawyer

October 12, 2015

Ian Harvey
"Boot camp is in session"
Canadian Lawyer

October 5, 2015

Co-Author
"Facebook: why your firm should "like" it",
Canadian Lawyer

September 14, 2015

Co-Author
"Ten Questions to get you started on employee assessments",
Canadian Lawyer

August 10, 2015

Co-Author
"Understanding successful law firm staffing", Canadian Lawyer

June 8, 2015

Co-Author
"A lawyer's guide to prepare for holidays", Canadian Lawyer

May 11, 2015

Author
"Helping You Focus on What You Do Best"
OBA Institute, Toronto

February 2015

Author
"Tips to Detect Online Fraudulent Clients", OBA, Sole Small & General Practice Newsletter

July 2013

Co-Author
"Apps and Tricks to Create Practice Mobility and Efficiency", OBA Institute

February 2013

Co-Author
"How to Manage your Potential Liability as a Director", OBA, Sole Small & General Practice Newsletter

January 2012

Author
"Women, Wellness and Work-Life Balance", OBA Feminist Legal Analysis Section Newsletter.

March 2011

Author
"Don't Leave Home Without It: Tips for the Vacationing Sole Practitioner", OBA Sole, Small Firm and General Practice Newsletter

February 2011

Author
"Cultivating a Positive Work Environment", American Bar Association Law Practice Magazine

Jan/Feb 2011

Speaker
"Articling & Beyond: Finding Work That Works for You"
LSUC and OBA.

November 2010

Author
"Hiring 102: Tips in Hiring an Articling Student"
CBA Practice Link

November 2010

Author
"'Like' Me: Facebook for Lawyers", OBA Sole, Small Firm and General Practice Newsletter

Oct 2010

Author
"Hiring 101"
The National Magazine
Canadian Bar Association

July-August 2010

"Why I Went to Law School", Ontario Bar Association

2014

Melanie Irwin
"Local Women Take the Lead"
Blackburn Radio News
.

September 3, 2013

"Pascale Daigneault présidente l'Association du Barreau"
L'Express

September 3, 2013

University of Ottawa Alumni News
"Pascale Daigneault ('87) Appointed President of Ontario Bar Association"
Faculty of Law
.

August, 2013

Liz Bernier
"Sarnia Lawyer Named President of Ontario Bar Association"
Sarnia Observer
.

August 13, 2013

Daigneault New OBA President

Law Times
.

August 12, 2013

Sarnia's Daigneault New OBA President

OBA Press Release
.

August 9, 2013

Yamri Taddese
"Bilingual judges may face assessment to prove language skill"
Law Times
.

December 3, 2012

2011-2012 OBA Table Officers Briefly Speaking.

October 2011

Kevin Marron
"You Need A Break Today" - Law Office Management - Canadian Lawyer.

October 2011

Pascale Daigneault elected - 2nd VP of the OBA Press Release.

July 2011

Gail Cohen
"Lawyers Like to Party" Canadian Lawyer Magazine Blog.

June 2011

Omar Ha-Redeye
The Toronto Lawyer Blog.

March 30, 2011

Omar Ha-Redeye
The Toronto Lawyer Blog.

February 9, 2011

University of Ottawa
Pascale Daigneault (87) Named Executive Director of the OBA, South-West Region, U OTTAWA VOX.

October 2010

Simon Fodden
SLAW
Papers from the 2010 CBA Conference

August 2010

LSUC Thank You to Pascale Daigneault
SLAW, Papers from the Ontario Reports 100 (3d) viii

July 23, 2010

Omar Ha-Redeye
The Toronto Lawyer Blog.

May 14, 2010

"Smaller is better for some lawyers", The Lawyers Weekly

March 07, 2010

"Think Small", Canadian Bar Association - The National Magazine, at p.21.

Oct/Nov 2009

Speaker
"Creative Firm Management: New Solutions to Old Problems", CBA Annual Conference, Niagara Falls

August 2010

Author
"Websites that Bring People Together", CBA General Knowledge.

July 2010

Speaker
"Loss Transfer Issues" OTLA Spring Conference.

May 2010

Speaker
"Staffing 101: Increasing Efficiency and Productivity (and the Bottom Line)", LSUC, 5th Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference.

May 2010

Speaker
"Using Technology to Manage and Make your Case"
LSUC, 5th Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference

May 2010

Speaker
"Stumping the Experts"
LSUC, 5th Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference

May 2010

Author
The Best Employment Websites", OBA, Sole Small & General Practice Newsletter

May 2010

Author
"How to Have a Viable Practice in a Small Community"
OTLA, The Business of Law

March 2010

Presenter
"Tackling the Tough Case, Limitations, Liability and Experts"
The Advocates Society Court House Series, London

February 2010

Author
"Facebook for Lawyers"
CBA General Knowledge

February 2010

Author
"The Do's and Don’ts of Referral Agreements"
OBA, Sole Small & General Practice Newsletter

November 2009

Chair
"Referral Fees", OBA, Sole, Small and General Practice Section Webinar.

September 2009

Author
" Using the Internet to Plan Your Travels" OBA, Sole Small & General Practice Newsletter

September 2009

Author
Best Everyday Tools Websites
CBA General Knowledge

August 2009

Speaker
"Hiring, Evaluating, Retaining, and Firing: Managing Human Resource Issues in a Small Firm", LSUC 4th Solo and Small Firm Conference

May 2009

Author
Best Tracking Websites
CBA General Knowledge

August 2009

Speaker
"60 Tips in 60 Minutes"
CBA Annual Conference, Quebec

August 2008

Speaker
"Using Technology to Maximize Your Case In and Out of the Courtroom"
American Association for Justice, Philadelphia

Jul 2008

Author
"Recent Developments in Tort Law"
Federated Press, Insurance Coverage Litigation Conference.

2008

Chair
"Offers to Settle"
OBA Sole Small and General Practice Section, webinar.

May 2008

Speaker
"Answers about Your Estate and Will"
Provincial IODE Conference, Ontario Chapter.

April 2008

Speaker
"Wills and Estate Planning"
D.J. Robb Funeral Homes, Sarnia Golf & Curling Club.

2008

Speaker
"Websites You Should Know"
Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association, Halifax.

November 2007

Speaker
"David vs. Goliath: Defeating the Corporate Defendant with Better Use of Technology"
Atlantic Provinces Trial Lawyers Association, Halifax.

November 2007

Speaker
"Lasso-ing the Overhead"
OTLA Spring Conference.

2007

Speaker
"Ce que tout femme devrait savoir : les droits d'une femme à la mort d'un conjoint"
Réseau des femmes du sud ouest de l'Ontario

Octobre 2007

Speaker
"Hiring and Keeping Good Staff"
LSUC, 1st Annual Solo and Small Firm Conference

March 2007

Speaker
"Maximizing Damages Recovery with Technology"
OTLA Young Lawyers Division

March 2007

Speaker
"Everything You Have Always Wanted to Know about Wills, Estate Planning and Powers of Attorney"

February 2007

Speaker
"Making Cents with Wills and Estate Planning"

February 2007

Speaker
"Using Technology in your Practice on a Shoestring Budget and Winning" CBA New Brunswick Branch"
Fredericton

February 2007

Chair
"The Complete Tort Lawyer", OTLA Fall Conference

2006

Speaker
"Wills and Estate Planning"
Be Wise Owls

October 2006

Speaker
"Maximizing Damages Recovery with Technology"
CBA New Brunswick Branch, Moncton

September 2006

Author
"Health Care Expenses Under Bill 198"
OTLA Spring Conference

2006

Speaker
"Tips on Choosing Wine"
Seaway Kiwanis

July 2006

Speaker
"Reading French, Italian & Spanish Labels"
Lambton Law Association

June 2006

Speaker
"Wills and Estate Planning", D.J. Robb Funeral Homes, Sarnia Golf & Curling Club

2006

Speaker
"Things You Should Know in Planning your Last Will and Testament"
Sarnia Lambton IODE conference

May 2006

Speaker
"Premium Costs Awards"
INSIGHT Information Conference

April 2006

Speaker
"Damages"
OTLA Medical Negligence Conference

January 2006

Speaker
"Threshold Workshop"
OTLA Fall Conference

2005

Speaker
"Loss Transfer and Trucking Companies"
OTLA Motor Vehicle Primer

March 2005

Speaker
"Loss of Interdependent Relationship"
OTLA Fall Conference.

2004

Speaker
"Referencing Damage Amounts to the Jury"
OTLA Spring Conference.

2004

Speaker
"Réforme de l’assurance automobile"
CBA New Brunswick Branch, Bathurst

2004

Speaker
"Perspectives on Bill 1998"
joint program of the OBA and Middlesex Law Association

2004

Speaker
"Insurance Law Update"
OTLA Spring Conference

2003

Director
Ontario Trial Lawyers Association

2007-2010

Chair
OTLA Women Trial Lawyers Caucus

2004-2007

Vice Chair
OTLA Women Trial Lawyers Caucus

2003-2004

Member, Lambton College Law Clerk Program Advisory Committee

2011-2012

Participant & Supporter, Big Brothers Annual Wine Tasting.

2000-2011

Vice-Présidente, Parents Council, école secondaire Franco-Jeunesse.

2003-2004

Legal Counsel for the Sarnia Community Foundation.

2002-2004

Patron for the Canadian Mental Health.

2004

Director, Big Sisters, Sarnia Chapter

1994

Chair, Lambton County Law Association Librar.

1994-2004

Présidente, Parents Council, école secondaire Franco-Jeunesse.

2001-2003

Area Secretary, Southwest Ontario
Opimian Society

1995-1999

Legal Counsel
St. Clair Tae Kwon Do Club

1994-2002

Présidente, Parents Council, l'école Les Rapides

1998-2001

President
Sarnia Business Women Network

1996-1997

Patron, Gala Auction
Canadian Mental Health

1996

Volunteer Judge, Crime Stoppers

1995

Delegate, Jeanne Sauvé Foundation
Young Leaders International Conference

1992

Delegate, Jeanne Sauvé Foundation
Young Leaders National Conference

1991

Volunteer
Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award Society

1989-1991

Co Founder
Edmonton Endometriosis Association

1988-1991

Counsel, Sarnia Community Foundation

CLE Chair, Lambton County Law Association, (organized > 25 CLE sessions).

1995-2005

Executive Member, CBA National Insolvency Section

1990-92

Member, Finance Committee
St. George's Anglican Church

1996

Executive Member, Edmonton Insolvency Study Group

1989-91

Chair, CBA - Alberta Branch, Mid-Winter meetings, Time and Stress Management seminar

1991

Executive Member, CBA - Alberta Branch, Young Lawyers Section

1988-1990

President, CBA - Alberta Branch, Young Lawyers Section

1990-1991

Treasurer, CBA - Alberta Branch, Insolvency Section

1989-90

Treasurer, CBA - Alberta Branch, Creditors' Rights Section

1990-91

Volunteer, CBA Mid-Winter Meetings

1989

Chair, University of Edmonton’s "Saturday Mornings at the Law School", sessions (televised public legal education seminars)

1990-91

Moderator, "Saturday Mornings at the Law School" (University of Alberta) Environmental Law: Private Prosecutions

1990

Moderator, "Saturday Mornings at the Law School" (University of Alberta) Health Issues in the Work Place

1989

Moderator, "Saturday Mornings at the Law School" (University of Alberta) Wills and Estates

1988

Practice Judge for the Laskin Moot, University of Western Ontario

1994

Practice Judge for the Laskin Moot, University of Western Ontario

1994

Practice Judge for the Laskin Moot, University of Alberta

1991

Practice Judge for the Laskin Moot, University of Alberta

1990

Writer and Actress, Law Day, French Mock Trial for Children

1989

Speaker, Career Days
Lambton School Board

1996

Speaker, Career Days
Saint Francois Xavier High School

1994

Speaker, Career Days
Holyrood French Immersion School

1990

Coordinator Law Day, Phone-a-Lawyer Program

2007-2011

Participant, Law Day, Southwest Phone-a-Lawyer Program.

2007-2011

Director, Advisory Committee, Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic

1988-91

Director, Ottawa Law Reform Line/Télédroit

1984-86

Volunteer
Student Legal Aid
University of Ottawa

1984-86

Leading Practioner "Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

2021

Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Sarnia
"Three Best Rated"

2021

Leading Practioner "Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

2020

Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Sarnia
"Three Best Rated"

2020

Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Sarnia
"Three Best Rated"

2019

Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Sarnia
"Three Best Rated"

2018

Best Personal Injury Lawyers in Sarnia
"Three Best Rated"

2017

Leading Practioner
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

2016

Leading Practioner
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

2015

Leading Practioner
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

2014

The OTLA Women's Caucus Award (Inaugural Recipient)
OTLA Awards

2010

The Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award

1987

The Robert Spence Foundation Scholarship

1985-1987

The University of Ottawa Arcade Guindon Scholarship

1985

The Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa Bursary

1985

The University of Ottawa Scholarships and Award Fund

1984

The University of Ottawa, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Dean's List.

1983

General Counsel
Fleck Law
Point Edward (Sarnia)

2014-ongoing

Managing Partner
Fleck Law
Point Edward (Sarnia)

2012-2013

Principal to Russell Tilden

2010-2011

Principal to Hermina Nuric

2009-2010

Principal to Stacey Huxtable

2007-2009

Principal to Asif Lasani

2006-2007

Principal to Pamela Munn

2005-2006

Principal to Bridget Mak

2004-2005

Principal to Catherine Wilde

2001-2002

Practice limited to
Plaintiff Litigation,
Estate Planning, Wills &
Estates Litigation.

2000-to date

General Practice including Civil Litigation, Family Law, Real Estate & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates.

1992-2000

Managing Partner
Fleck & Daigneault
Point Edward (Sarnia).

1992-2012

Associate
Department of Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Duncan & Craig, Edmonton, Alberta.

1989-1992

Articling student
Principal: David Lobay
Duncan & Craig, Edmonton, Alberta.

1988-1989

Fleck Law

Barristers, Solicitors,
Avocats & Notaires


Pascale@Flecklaw.ca
www.Flecklaw.ca

In Sarnia

131 Kendall Street
Point Edward (Sarnia)
Ontario N7V 4G6

Phone (519) 337-5288

In Toronto

7 King Street East
Suite 1505
Toronto
Ontario M5C 3C5

Phone (416) 703-5118

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