Derrek Giroux-Lacasse joined our team in 2018 when he helped establish the Val-d'Or office. Since the beginning of his career, he has focused his practice on representing his clients before the courts in Family Law, Youth Protection, and Civil Law.
Originally from Belleterre in the Témiscamingue region, he took his first steps in the legal world in a private office in Gatineau as a legal assistant, while still a student.
With a strong attachment to Abitibi-Témiscamingue, he returned to the region as an articling student, before being called to the Quebec Bar in 2016. He is rooted in his community, where he is involved with various organizations.
Since being admitted to the Bar, he has been practicing law in private practice.
He is well established in his community, where he is involved with various organizations.
LL.L., University of Ottawa, 2014
D.E.C. in rehabilitation and criminal justice, Cité d'Ottawa, 2011
Bâtonnier du Barreau d’Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 2024-2026
First Councillor, Conseil de section du Barreau de l’Abitibi- Témiscamingue, 2022-2024
Recipient of a Recognition Award, Barreau d'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Young Bar Category, 2023
Member of Conseil d’administration du Centre communautaire juridique d’Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 2023–Present
Member of Conseil de section du Barreau d’Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 2020-Present
Member of the Board of Directors, Forestiers d'Amos (regional field hockey club, midget AAA), 2017
