Thomas P. Dooley

Experience

Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP
Partner, 1987 - present. Practises in the corporate and commercial areas, with emphasis on agricultural related industries, co-operatives and not-for-profits, charities, administrative law, legislative drafting and real estate development and marketing.

Scarth, Simonsen, Dooley, Olson & Wiens
Partner, 1975 - 1987. Associate, 1970 - 1975.

Education

• University of Manitoba, LL.B., 1969
• University of Manitoba, B.A., 1965

Call to the Bar

• Manitoba, 1970
• Saskatchewan, 1981

Awards

• Distinguished Service Award, University of Manitoba, 1997
• The Harry Mardon Award, Manitoba Chambers of Commerce, 2009

Teaching and Presentations:

• Sessional Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics & Farm Management: University of Manitoba: 1997
• Adjunct Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management: University of Manitoba: 1998
• Examiner, Law Society of Manitoba Bar Admissions Course - Ethics, Professional Responsibility & Law Office Management
• The Clergy and Religious Institutions: “Where Secular Obligations Conflict with Religious Duties and Conscience” - Isaac Pitblado Lectures (1996)
• Session Leader, School Board Governance - Manitoba Federation of Independent Schools: 2002
• Speaker, Manitoba Bar Association Mid-Winter Session Re: Legal and Business Issues Faced by Agricultural Producers: 2003
• Speaker, Check Off Options and Requirements - Prairie Oat Growers Association Inc.: 2002
• Panelist, Governance and Fiduciary Issues - Defined Pension Plans - Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute: 2001
• Speaker, Responsibilities of Board Members - Veterinary Services District Boards: 2000
• Panelist, Legal Considerations in Strategic Long-Term Planning: Farm Business Challenges: 1998
• “New Generation Co-operatives” - AMT Report Fall: 1997
• “New Generation Co-operatives Sweep North From the Dakotas” - Manitoba Focus: 1998 Vol. 1
• New Generation Co-operatives Workshop - Consulting Agrologists: 1999
• Symposium on New Generation Co-operatives Workshop - Grain World: 1999
• Speaker, “New Generation Co-operatives” Winkler and District Chamber of Commerce: 1998
• Session Leader, Law Society of Manitoba: Cooperatives in Manitoba: A Primer: 2004
• Speaker, Advanced Cooperative Training MAFRI: 2006
• Speaker, Bio-Fuels and Value-Added Co-op Conference: 2007
• Speaker, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Staff Development Session on Cooperatives: 2007
• Speaker, Workshop on Forming Producer-Controlled Value-Added Organizations: 2009
• Speaker, Food Safety and Crisis Communication Workshop, Crisis Response Strategy and Recall Procedures: 1998
• “Crisis Management: Are you Prepared?” - AMT Report Spring: 1999
• Lecturer in Law Society of Manitoba Bar Admission Course - Corporate and Commercial Transactions: 1978 - 1980 - Panellist: 1990
• Contributing Editor: Family Farm Business Advisor
• Chair - Manitoba Bar Association Mid-Winter Session re: The Farm Lands Protection Act: 1984

Professional Associations

• The Law Society of Manitoba
• Manitoba Bar Association
• Canadian Bar Association
• American Agricultural Law Association

Miscellaneous Affiliations

• Chair, St. John’s-Ravenscourt Foundation Inc.: 1994 - 1996 : 2008 - present
• Secretary, Arthur V. Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice at St. Paul’s College Inc.: 2002 - 2010
• Secretary, St. Paul’s College Foundation Inc.: 2008 - present
• Director, Rossbrook House Foundation Inc.: 2006 - present
• Director, Manitoba Cardiac Institute (Reh-Fit) Foundation Inc.: 2003 - present
• Former Chair, St. John’s-Ravenscourt School Board of Directors: 1994 - 1996
• Former President, Manitoba Cardiac Institute (Reh-Fit) Inc.: 2003 - 2006
• Former Chair, St. Paul’s College: 2005 - 2008
• Former Vice-Chair, University of Manitoba Board of Governors: 1996
• Former Director, Manitoba Food Processors Association Inc.: 1997 - 1999
• Former Corporate Secretary, Manitoba Chamber of Commerce: 1993 -1999
• Former Chair, Policy Resolutions Committee, Manitoba Chamber of Commerce: 1993 - 1999
• Former Commodore, Zig Zag Yacht Club: 1991 - 1993
• Former Chair, St. Paul’s College Alumni and Friends Association Inc.: 1990 - 1993
• Former President, Manitoba Law School Student Council: 1968 - 1969
• Former President, St. Paul’s College Student Council: 1964 - 1965
• Member, The Wilson Report Subcommittee on the Gender Issues Subsection of the Manitoba Bar Association: 1993
• Member, The Law Society of Manitoba Advisory Committee on Governance of the Professions: 1995
• Former Secretary-Treasurer, College Housing Holdings Incorporated: 1981 – 2000
• Member, Policy Resolutions Committee, Manitoba Chamber of Commerce
• Former Member, Canada-Manitoba Agri-Food Council