Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D. 1984, University of Cambridge, England (Trinity College)
Call to the Bar 1982, Law Society of Upper Canada
LL.B. 1980, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
B.A. 1971, McGill University, Honours, English Literature
CIVIL LITIGATION PRACTICE (34 years)
2002 – 2016 Donald J. Lange, Barrister & Solicitor
Haliburton & Muskoka
1990 – 2001 Donald J. Lange, Barrister & Solicitor
1985 – 1990 Partner, Lilly Goldman
1983 – 1985 Partner, Bradburn Powell Lange
1982 – 1983 Law Clerk to the Ontario Court of Appeal
LAW SOCIETY TEACHING
Instructor – Toronto Bar Admission Course, Civil Litigation Seminars, 1995-1997
CIVIL LITIGATION PRACTICE AREAS
Areas of civil litigation experience include negligence, insurance, banking, product liability, construction, collections, partnerships, estates, leases, real estate, land disputes, injunctions, wrongful dismissal, fraud, appeals. Defence and plaintiff representation.
COUNSEL IN REPORTED AND E-PUBLISHED LAWSUITS
Haliburton (County) v. Gillespie
Leave to Appeal to Court of Appeal granted
[2011] O.J. No. 6332 (C.A.)
Haliburton (County) v. Gillespie
[2011] O.J. No. 6334 (O.C.J.)
Nicholls v. David
[2010] O.J. No. 1985 (C.A.)
Capel v. Martin
[2008] O.J. No. 1210 (S.C.J.)
1387881 Ontario Inc. v. Ramsay et al
Application for Leave to Appeal to
Supreme Court of Canada filed October 28, 2005[2005] S.C.C.A. No. 482
1387881 Ontario Inc. v. Ramsay et al
(2005), 77 O.R. (3d) 666 (C.A.)
1387881 Ontario Inc. v. Ramsay et al
(2005), 71 O.R. (3d) 735 (S.C.J.)
McCord v. Robinson
[2005] O.J. No. 4492 (S.C.J.)
Canada Life Mortgage Service Ltd. v. Beasley
(1999) 95 O.T.C. 9 (Gen.Div.)
Jaremko v. Metropolitan Toronto Condominium Corp. No. 875
[1997] O.J. No. 119 (Gen.Div.)
Beleskey v. Gratto
[1996] O.J. No. 2378 (C.A.)
Jaremko v. Shipp Corporation Limited
[1996] O.J. No. 2155 (C.A.)
Jaremko v. Shipp Corporation Limited
(1995), 47 R.P.R. (2d) 229 (Ont.Gen.Div.)
Descar Limited et al v. Megaventures Corp. et al
(1990), 72 O.R. (2d) 388 (H.C.)
Hill v. Johnson
[1990] O.J. No. 1878 (Div.Ct.)
Appleton et al v. Hawes et al
(1989), 17 W.D.C.P. 278 (Ont.H.C.)
Crowe v. McDonnell
[1983] O.J. No. 1254 (Div.Ct.)
Daley v. Cranston
[1983] O.J. No. 107 (C.A.)
DEPUTY JUDGE OF THE SMALL CLAIMS COURT since 2003
E-Published Judgments as Deputy Judge
Brighton Lee-Rich Enterprises v. Thompson
[2013] O.J. No. 4970
2272546 Ontario Inc. v .Garnett (c.o.b. Huntsville Hotrod)
[2013] O.J. No. 2159
R. v. Lawson
[2012] O.J. No. 5957
Coleman. v. Schade (c.o.b. Pillar to Post)
[2012] O.J. No. 1035
MacLean-Beaudet v. Belanger
[2012] O.J. No. 497
PBM Realty Holdings Inc. v. Little (c.o.b. Nautilus North Fitness Centre)
[2011] O.J. No. 4017
Bedell v. Kidder
[2011] O.J. No. 4090
(2011) 11 R.P.R. (5th) 132
Welsh v. Calderone Estate
[2011] O.J. No. 986
Scott v. Moir
[2011] O.J. No. 985
(2011) 3 R.P.R. (5th) 296
365060 Ontario Ltd. (c.o.b. Bracebridge Garage Doors) v. Charbonneau
[2010] O.J. No. 3952
Dawson v. D & L Service Centre
[2010] O.J. No. 1135
Webster v. Low
[2009] O.J. No. 4695
(2009) 87 R.P.R. (4th) 290
Ellis v. J & J Concrete Floors Ltd.
[2009] O.J. No. 2817
Ellis v. J & J Concrete Floors Ltd.
[2009] O.J. No. 2816
Sam Peters Investments Ltd. v. Taylor
[2009] O.J. No. 501
McAllister v. Wiegand
[2009] O.J. No. 1097
McAllister v. Wiegand
[2009] O.J. No. 169
Melson v. Thomas
[2007] O.J. No. 4933
Daniel v. Haliburton
[2007] O.J. No. 3801
Williams v. Roberge
[2007] O.J. No. 2567
Williams v. Roberge
[2007] O.J. No. 1713
Kawartha Lakes Conveyancing Ltd. v. Woolgar, Van Kiechen
[2007] O.J. No. 1518
Kawartha Lakes Conveyancing Ltd. v. Woolgar, Van Kiechen
[2007] O.J. No. 1517
Dalton v. MacKinnon
[2007] O.J. No. 1712
Dalton v. MacKinnon
[2007] O.J. No. 814
Clear Comfort Windows Inc. v. Newhook
[2006] O.J. No. 4155
Phillips v. Cedar Springs Motorsports Ltd.
[2006] O.J. No. 3665
Cumming v. Miceli Estate
[2006] O.J. No. 1204
Taylor v. Hickson
[2006] O.J. No. 197
(2004) 40 R.P.R. (4th) 296
Frustaci v. Oddie
[2005] O.J. No. 5362
Scattergood v. Ten Star Financial Services
[2005] O.J. No. 3752
Scott v. Paradoski
[2005] O.J. No. 3587
Caygeon Enterprises Ltd. v. Ingram
[2005] O.J. No. 3293
Webster v. Kingston
[2005] O.J. No. 2634
Scott v. Paradoski
[2005] O.J. No. 2038
Frost Insurance Brokers Ltd. v. McMorrow
[2005] O.J. No. 1335
Frost Insurance Brokers Ltd. v. McMorrow
[2004] O.J. No. 5752
BOOK PUBLICATION
The Doctrine of Res Judicata in Canada 4th ed. (LexisNexis, 2015, 588 pp.)
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
“Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Personam”
(1983), 61 Canadian Bar Review 637-652
“The Pledgee’s Right to Foreclose Debentures: An Issue of Form and Substance”
(1983), 44 Canadian Bankruptcy Reports 54-68
“Statutory Reform of the Law of Mistake”
(1980), 18 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 428-477
“Constitutional Jurisprudence, Politics, and Minority Language Rights”
(1980), 11 Manitoba Law Journal 33-57
“Freeze-Out Amalgamation: The Federal and Ontario Positions”
(1979), 27 Chitty’s Law Journal 217-226