Atty. Jules Brière
Jules Brière has been in private practice in Quebec City since 1976. He has acquired a strong reputation in constitutional law, administrative law, health law and the law governing public lands (production, transmission and distribution of hydro-electricity; forestry and land management).
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Jules Brière is a government and health care attorney based in Quebec, Quebec, practicing at Lavery de Billy LLP. Admitted to practice in Quebec, Canadian Bar Association. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Aboriginal Law / Indigenous Practice (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Administrative and Public Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Health Care Law (2026). Serands clients in Quebec, QC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Jules Brière has been in private practice in Quebec City since 1976
- He has acquired a strong reputation in constitutional law, administrative law, health law and the law governing public lands (production, transmission and distribution of hydro-electricity; forestry and land management)
- Mr. Brière has on many occasions advised governments, various ministries and public and parapublic agencies on the legal aspects of resource management and development in the public domain, the legal regime governing the preservation of agricultural land and agricultural activities, the rules on access to information and the protection of personal information, as well as the legal relations between the state and aboriginal nations
- He has also advised and represented Crown corporations and private businesses and acted as a legal advisor on the implementation of large projects
- In addition, Mr. Brière has participated as a legislative drafter in the design, writing and review in parliamentary committee of a large number of government bills introduced in the National Assembly of Quebec
- He is the author of a variety of publications dealing with administrative law and constitutional law
- From 1965 to 1970, he was a full-time professor in the faculty of law at Laval University in public law
- From 1970 to 1976, he worked as assistant to the law clerk of the Quebec legislature and was also deputy minister of the Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs
- He has held the Louis-Philippe-Pigeon Chair in Legal Drafting at Laval University since 2006
- In May 2009, he was awarded the title of advocatus emeritus (Ad
- E.) by the Quebec Bar
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Attorneys for administrative law, agency hearings, government contracts, licensing, and public benefits.
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Health care attorneys for HIPAA, Medicare, Medicaid, regulatory compliance, and medical licensing matters.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Quebec
Practicing law in Quebec. Legal matters in Quebec are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Quebec are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Quebec state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Quebec brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Quebec courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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