LogoutMr. Donald Lamont
Donald Hector Lines Lamont (1913-2013) provides a comprehensive account of his legal career from 1937 to 1987, offering valuable insights into the evolution of Canadian legal practice and education. Born into a middle-class Toronto family, Lamont attended Upper Canada College before graduating from law school in 1937. He articled at McMaster, Montgomery and built a successful practice focusing on real estate conveyancing and estate work.
Lamont’s most significant contribution was his 19-year leadership of the Real Estate and Landlord and Tenant sections of the Ontario Bar Admission Course from 1959-1978. He pioneered practical teaching methods, including innovative field trips to development sites, emphasizing hands-on experience over academic theory. His approach helped shape legal education in Ontario during a critical period of growth and change.
Beyond education, Lamont was extensively involved in professional organizations, serving as President of the Canadian Bar Association Ontario (1976), Toronto Lawyers Club, and York County Law Association in the same year. He was elected as a Bencher of the Law Society of Ontario, serving multiple terms and chairing various committees. Lamont also authored several influential legal texts, including works on residential tenancies and real estate conveyancing, contributing to the practical literature available to the profession.
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References
The following are a selection of topics discussed in this oral history.
- County Courts
- Division Court
- Family Court
- Ontario Court of Appeal
- Provincial Court Civil Division
- Small Claims Court
- Supreme Court of Canada
- McGill Law School
- Osgoode Hall Law School
- Queen's Law School
- University of Ottawa Law School
- University of Toronto Faculty of Law
- University of Western Ontario Law School
- University of Windsor Law School
- Ontario Ministry of Housing
- Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
- Toronto Harbour Commission
- Bar Admission Course Establishment 1959
- Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Great Depression
- Land Registration Reform
- Second World War
- Toronto Fire 1904
- Federal
- Municipal
- Ontario
- Provincial
- Toronto
- Blake, Cassels & Graydon
- Borden & Elliot
- Fraser & Beatty
- Gregory Armstrong & Kemp
- Hughes Agar
- McCarthy Tétrault
- McMaster Montgomery
- Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt
- Robertson Lane and Perrett
- Smith Rae Greer
- Allan Leal
- Arthur Kelly
- Arthur McMaster
- Arthur Scace
- Bertha Wilson
- Bora Laskin
- Caesar Wright
- Darcy Frawley
- Frank Iacobucci
- George Finlayson
- Joe Bullen
- John Bowlby
- Laura Legge
- Mary Helene Frawley
- Norman Robertson
- Pierre Genest
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario
- Lawyers Club
- Toronto Lawyers Club
- York County Law Association
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- Administrative Law
- Criminal Law
- Estate Administration
- Family Law
- Land Registration
- Landlord and Tenant Law
- Legal Education
- Mortgage Law
- Professional Conduct
- Property Law
- Real Estate Law
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Archive Details
File consists of oral history records documenting the life and career of Donald Lamont (1913-2002), former senior partner of Lamont & Lamont. Interview topics include: University of Toronto; Osgoode Hall; articling; early practice; Bar Admission Court; Bar Admission course; bencher, Law Society of Upper Canada; President, Canadian Bar Association, Ontario, 1976. Interview conducted by Christine J.N. Kates. File includes eight audio cassette recordings from a series of four interviews and a transcript with index (144 p.).