2006 – Me Pierre Ciotola

Mtre. Pierre Ciotola obtained his doctorate in Law at the Université de Montréal and subsequently became a member of the Chambre de Notaire in 1967. Holder of a bachelor, a master and a doctorate from the Université de Montréal, Mtre Ciotola was hired as a professor of law in 1969 and he led an exemplary teaching career and he directed the Notary program at the Faculty of Law of Université de Montréal between 2002 and 2004 and he was appointed the Chair of the Chambre de Notaire du Québec.

· An excellent teacher, Mtre. Pierre Ciotola has taught thousands of students the law of securities, inheritance, consumer protection, property law, notarial law and non-contentious practices, the interpretation of contracts and the law of family, persons & matrimonial law.

· It should be noted that at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Montréal, he did pioneer work by being one of the first to integrate the use of information technologies into his teaching. A prolific author and sought-after and respected speaker, Mtre Pierre Ciotola has participated in a number of important debates in civil law. Over the years, he has participated in almost all of the Faculty's committees. Mtre Ciotola was also very involved in the Chambre de Notaire du Québec and in the legal community, in particular during the revision of the Civil Code.

· Responsible for several years of notarial training at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Montréal, he was appointed the first holder of the Notarial Chair, which he competently led and to which he instilled an innovative vision. Mtre. Pierre Ciotola, great jurist, a straightforward and loyal man, with a sense of duty and for a job well done.