Irwin Dorfman
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Irwin Dorfman Q.C. |
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| 47th President of the Canadian Bar Association | |
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In office 1975–1976 |
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| Preceded by | William Lorne Northmore Somerville, Q.C. |
| Succeeded by | A. Boyd Ferris, Q.C. |
| President of the Law Society of Manitoba | |
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In office 1971–1972 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 27, 1908 Winnipeg |
| Died | November 9, 1993 (aged 85) Winnipeg |
| Alma mater |
University of Manitoba Manitoba Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Irwin Dorfman, B.A, LL.B., LL.D., Q.C., (1908–1993) was a Canadian lawyer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, eventually becoming senior counsel with the firm of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman. In addition to a busy legal practice in the areas of taxation and corporate matters, he was active in his community and in the profession. He served as President of the Law Society of Manitoba and as the national President of the Canadian Bar Association, the first Jewish president in the Association's history.
Born in Winnipeg in 1908, Dorfman was the son of Moses and Dora Dorfman. He attended St John's Technical High School and then the University of Manitoba, graduating in 1927 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He followed that with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Manitoba Law School in 1931, graduating with the Gold Medal for his class.
Dorfman articled with the Winnipeg firm of Sparling and Sparling, and then entered into a partnership with Abraham M. Shinbane. In 1966, he transferred to the firm of Thompson, Dilts, Jones, Hall, Dewar & Ritchie, which later was renamed Thompson Dorfman Sweatman. He practised there until his death. He also served as special counsel for the Federal Department of Justice.
Dorfman practised in the areas of corporate law and tax law, earning a reputation for extensive and precise knowledge of the law. In 1963, he chaired a review of Manitoba's corporations law, leading a group composed of thirteen prominent Manitoba lawyers, including Brian Dickson, future Chief Justice of Canada, and A. Lorne Campbell, who like Dorfman would go on to become national President of the Canadian Bar Association. Dorfman described the committee as giving "active and serious consideration" to the question of public protection within a streamlined, up-to-date Companies Act.
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