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LAWYER ADMITTED TO AMERICAN COLLEGE OF TRIAL LAWYERS
PATRICK J. DUCHARME has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal, associations in America.
The induction ceremony at which
PATRICK J. DUCHARME became a fellow took place recently before an audience of approximately 600 persons on October 10, 2009 during the Fall Meeting of the College in Boston, Massachusetts.
Founded in 1950, the College is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada. The Call to Fellowship in the College of American Trial Lawyers is by special invitation only, an honour and distinction of the highest order, bestowed upon those few, exceptional trial lawyers in the United States and Canada whose art of advocacy and whose standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, civility, and collegiality are judged to be models to be emulated by the lawyer population at large in any state or province. In Ontario, in 2009, there are approximately 40,000 lawyers. Fellowship in the College of American Trial Lawyers is regarded as such a rare and exclusive privilege that it can never be extended to more than 1% of the total number of lawyers in the province.
There are currently approximately 5,739 members in the United States and Canada, including active Fellows, Emeritus Fellows, Judicial Fellows (those who ascended to the bench after their induction) and Honorary Fellows.
The College strives to improve and elevate the standards of trial practice, the administration of justice and the ethics of the trial profession. Qualified lawyers are called to Fellowship in the College from all branches of trial practice. They are carefully selected from among those who customarily represent plaintiffs in civil cases and those who customarily represent defendants, those who prosecute accused of crime and those who defend them. The College is thus able to speak with a balanced voice on important issues affecting the legal Profession and the administration of justice.
PATRICK is a lawyer in the Windsor law firm of Ducharme Fox LLP and has been practicing in the Province of Ontario for over 30 years. The newly inducted Fellow has also been selected by his peers to be included in Woodward and White’s "
The Best Lawyers in Canada" in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Since 1982, he has been a sessional lecturer in Criminal Procedure and Trial Advocacy, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor.
CIBC Run for the Cure
The CIBC Run for the Cure is Canada's largest single day, volunteer-led fundraising event dedicated to raising funds for breast cancer research, education and awareness programs.
On Sunday, October 4, 2009, several of our lawyers and staff members participated in the CIBC Run for the Cure in support of The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Despite the rainy weather, they all sustained their drive to participate in this cause. Over $500.00 was raised by our runners to help create a future without breast cancer.
Dancing Under the Stars
In Honour of the Ones We Love Inc. is an all-volunteer fundraising organization that supports cancer patient care in our community. The Committee's focus is cancer and the devastating effects this disease has on its victims and their families.
On Sunday, September 20, 2009, two of our lawyers, Melanie Gardin and Stephen Marentette, participated in the Dancing Under the Stars fundraising event in support of this local charity. They both, along with their partners, devoted many hours of practice to learning the art of ballroom dance and delivered performances that really wowed the crowd.
Congratulations to Stephen Marentette and his partner, Jennifer Marentette for their second place win with their well performed Quick Step routine. They were slightly out danced by their competition, and fellow colleague, Melanie Gardin and her partner, Marco Ciotoli who took the first place title with their crowd-pleasing, energetic Jive.
We look forward to seeing Melanie and Marco defend their title next year with, hopefully, a little more competition from fellow Ducharme Fox colleagues and staff.
Ducharme Fox Thanks all who Supported our Donation Drive for The Society of St. Vincent de Paul
After receiving an email from one of our staff members, several organizations had volunteered their efforts to help with the collection of clothing and food in support of our donation drive to help the Society of St. Vincent de Paul get back on their feet after a devastating fire that shut down the Chilver Street store, warehouse and food bank.
During our one month drive, we were able to collect more than 45 bags of clothing, 20 boxes of other donations, 12 boxes of food and $550.00 cash donation, in addition to those donations that were brought to the warehouse and drop off bins directly.
We would like to extend a special thank you to Hilton Windsor, RBC Investment Group and the University of Windsor for their generosity and assistance with their collection of donations in support of our drive.
Ducharme Fox Seeks Community Support to Help The Society of St.Vincent de Paul
The Society of St.Vincent de Paul recently suffered a tragic fire, causing an estimated $275,000 in damages. The Ducharme Fox team is orgainizing a donation drive to rebuild and restock the shelves in this time of need. If you would like to assist in helping the association replace lost goods, you can drop off your donation at any of the drop off bins, or by visiting one of the local stores. We will also be collecting donations of clothing and food at our office up until March 31, 2009.
| Wyandotte Store, 1074 Wyandotte St. E. |
519-977-9499 |
| Harrow Store, 42 Centre St. W . |
519-738-2958 |
| Leamington Store, 25 Talbot St. W. |
519-326-4765 |
| Amherstburg Store, 263 Dalhousie St. |
519-736-0089 |
Due to extreme smoke damage, please refrain from dropping off donations at the Chilver Road store, as they currently have no storage facility at this location.
For a complete list of bin locations, please click here.
For a complete list of donation items, please click here.
Click here to read the Windsor Star Article
Ducharme Fox Bowls for Kids Sake
On Friday, February 27, 2009, staff and lawyers attended at Rose Bowl Lanes for a night of bowling fun while helping to raising money for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Foundation. This is the 4th year that Ducharme Fox has participated in this event. This year alone, they raised a total of $470.00.
Law Firm Volunteers at Local Food Bank
(Windsor Star Article)
Ducharme Fox LLP are proud sponsors of many local charities. They host routine dress down days to provide cash donations to local charities on a monthly basis. During the holiday season, the lawyers and staff at Ducharme Fox LLP enjoy volunteering their time to spread some holiday cheer at the St. Vincent de Paul food bank.
Several of their staff members attend the Chilver Street location and hand out grocery gift cards, candy canes and refreshments to all food bank customers. In addition, boxes of food donations are collected and each department at Ducharme Fox LLP puts together baskets for raffle. Our efforts have raised over $2,000 for the local food bank.
Ducharme Fox Supports the Children’s Aid Society
This spring, the Ducharme Fox team is proud to support the Children’s Aid Society –Summer Camp Program. The program allows children-in-care and community children ages 3-16 years to attend summer camp. The total cost of sending kids to camp is over $100,000. In 2006, almost 400 children were given the camping opportunity at either day or overnight camps.
Ducharme Fox Raises over $1,800 for the Breast Cancer Society
Last year, the Ducharme Fox team raised over $1,800 for the Breast Cancer Society. According to the Canadian Cancer Society / National Cancer Institute of Canada, approximately 431 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer weekly in 2008 and 102 will not survive it. The team is once again planning to show their continued support to the Breast Cancer Society this summer as a sponsored charity.