About McDonald, Duncan, Doré LLP

McDonald, Duncan, Doré LLP is a full-service law firm in Cornwall, Ontario, founded in 1998 by John McDonald and Bill Duncan. Both had already spent more than 20 years practising law in the Cornwall area with other partnerships before starting their own firm, which grew into one of the largest law firms in Cornwall and the surrounding area. Valérie Doré, who grew up in Cornwall, later joined as a named partner, and Chelsey Cook, a Cornwall native who studied law at Bond University in Australia, returned to the firm in 2021 and became a partner in 2022.

The firm's four lawyers concentrate on specific areas of law, including business and corporate matters, real estate, wills and estate planning, family law, civil litigation, and administrative law. That specialization is meant to let files move efficiently while still keeping the range of a full-service practice under one roof. Services are offered in both English and French, reflecting Cornwall's bilingual community and Doré's own background in the city's francophone community.

In the community

  • John McDonald has served as President of the United Way of Cornwall and Area, chaired the United Way Campaign, chaired Cornwall's Heart of the City, chaired the Downtown Business Improvement Area board, and served as President of the SD & G Bar Association, and sits on the board of the St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences Foundation.
  • Valérie Doré is a Team Cornwall member, a past Vice-Chair of St. Joseph's Continuing Care Centre, a past president of Caisse Populaire de Cornwall Inc., a director of Caisse Desjardins Ontario Credit Union Inc. and Desjardins General Insurance Group, and an executive member of the S.D. & G. Law Association.
  • A lawyer at the firm serves on the board of the Madagascar School Project and previously served on the board of the Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry Law Association from 2016 to 2021.

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This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
2015 · median 11 years in practice 1 of 4 lawyers
Law schools
Université de Moncton, University of Windsor 2 of 4 lawyers
Languages on the roster
English, French

Where to find them

206 Pitt Street, Cornwall, Ontario K6J 3P6 · 613-938-2333

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