Melanie Levesque is an associate and a member of our litigation team.
Melanie Levesque practices primarily in civil litigation and has experience in multiple fields of litigation. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 2005. Prior to joining VDG, Melanie was an In-House Counsel/Lawyer at a national corporation. Prior to this, she was a Partner at an Ottawa law firm and practiced in litigation. Melanie is fluently bilingual, in French and English, and practices in both official languages. Melanie has also been a member of a Board of Directors for a not-for-profit organization for several years. When not in the office, Melanie enjoys the great outdoors.
Areas of Practice:
- Civil litigation
- Commercial litigation
- Estate litigation
- Municipal litigation
- Personal injury matters
- Defamation matters
- Insurance matters and coverage disputes
- Risk management and privacy
- Contract matters
- Construction matters
- Dispute resolution matters
Melanie has appeared at various levels of court including the Ontario Small Claims Court, the Ontario Court of Justice, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal, and has been involved in Supreme Court of Canada matters.
Representative Work:
- Melanie represented clients on a municipal litigation matter (Court of Appeal and the Superior Court):
Nylene Canada Inc. v. Arnprior (Town)
2017 ONCA 726, 2017 CarswellOnt 14439, Ontario Court of Appeal
Nylene Canada Inc. v. Arnprior (Town)
2017 ONSC 3088, 2017 CarswellOnt 7516, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Nylene Canada Inc. v. Arnprior (Town)
2017 ONSC 795, 2017 CarswellOnt 1101, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
- Melanie also represented a client on a dismissal of a claim matter (Superior Court):
Davies v. Hodgins
2013 ONSC 6444, 2013 CarswellOnt 14276, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
- Melanie also represented a client on an estate litigation matter (Court of Appeal and the Superior Court):
Talbot c. Bergeron
2016 ONCA 956, 2016 CarswellOnt 19874, Ontario Court of Appeal
Monique Talbot c. Michel Bergeron
2016 ONCS 2739, 2016 CarswellOnt 23965, Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Professional Affiliations
- County of Carleton Law Association