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Margaret Louter
Law Clerk, Corporate and Commercial
905.682.2775, Extension 3
Mlouter@wilsonspurrlaw.ca
Margaret graduated from Niagara College in 1979 in the Legal Assistant diploma program and was
admitted as an Associate Member of the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario in 1993. She has
provided legal services in a law firm environment in both Toronto and since 2001 in the
Niagara Region. She has been designated as a
Certified Expert in Corporate Law by the
Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario.
Margaret has extensive experience in assisting in all aspects of corporate/commercial
transactions,
interviewing clients, attending to legal due diligence, corporate searches,
attending on closings
and the management of all corporate records and governance procedures.
She is also experienced
in the procedures and drafting of all documentation relating to
incorporations, amalgamations,
continuances, amendments, rollovers, corporate
reorganizations and financing. Her experience
in the not-for-profit sector includes
assisting in the drafting of incorporating documents,
by-laws, minutes, notices of
meetings, resolutions and regulatory matters. She also has extensive
experience in
assisting with the completion of all aspects of residential and commercial
real estate,
including interviewing clients, preparation of contracts, planning matters, reviewing
title
searches and drafting letters of requisitions, attending to the title insurance
applications
for various title insurers, completion of all closing documentation and
correspondence including
E-reg procedures, attending to closing, reporting and accounting.
In 2002, Margaret participated in discussions with members of various legal
organizations
under the facilitation of Charles Harnick which resulted in a
consultation document that
identified areas of agreement between various legal
organizations and the paralegal profession.
She also consulted with and provided background
material for Professor Frederick H. Zemans of
York University in drafting the Paralegals
Ontario: Research Report.
In October, 2006, Margaret was appointed by the Attorney General for the Province
of Ontario
to the Paralegal Standing Committee of the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Since that time she
has participated in the development of the regulatory framework
for paralegals. She has also
been sitting as a panel member of the Hearing Panel and
Appeal Panel for the good character
hearings of paralegal applicants.
Margaret was one of the founding directors of the Professional Paralegal Association of
Ontario
and during her two terms as a director held the position of Vice President and
Secretary. She
participated in the development of a code of conduct, membership
criteria and a mandatory
errors and omissions insurance program for the paralegal
profession. Margaret served as a
director of the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario
and during her term was the editor of
the Law Clerks Review.
Margaret lives with her family in the Niagara Region.
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