Our Fine-Tuned Team

Maître Véronique Semexant

v.semexant@notarius.net

819-209-9042

Me Véronique Semexant, Your Notary

You need a legal professional who not only applies the law, but has also experienced and lived the law?

You need a notary who understands the emotions and issues involved when dealing with:

  • Step families
  • The separation or breakdown of business relationships
  • Buying or selling property after the passing of a loved one
  • Protecting your assets in the context of immigration.

Then you are searching for a notary like Véronique Semexant who considers the legal and emotional aspects of drafting a will, drafting a protection mandate or bequeathing assets during your lifetime.

Véronique is a far cry from your usual notary.

Her initial intention was to practice as an attorney, and she quickly realized her strengths as a conciliator. Since 2018, she is also habilitated as a family mediator. Always up to date with the law, she has been teaching at the University of Ottawa from 2016 to 2021.

Originally from Haiti, Véronique is very involved with the community and she is determined to always be accessible to her clients. Relaxed, welcoming and approachable, she knows how to break down the law and helps you understand all the aspects of an issue during your consultation. 

You will feel right at home with Véronique, just like in the days when Your Notary was part of the family…

Me Sandra Toussaint

stoussaint@notarius.net

819-576-6391

After receiving the equivalent of a law degree from Université de Montréal, she completed a master’s degree in international and transnational law and a master’s degree in notarial law at Université Laval. Her areas of practice are immigration, real estate and family law.

Born in Haiti, she has been a notary since 2021. As the fourth daughter of her family, Sandra has known since childhood that she would become a notary. She has always been the one to mediate conflicts, constantly looking for solutions.

Chef at heart, she finds solace in baking and food.

Me Paule St-Pierre

paulest-pierre@notarius.net

873-288-5882

Paule chose notarial work to help people. Rigorous and very professional, she’d “rather prevent than cure”, which is precisely what her career allows her to do: inform, educate and support her clients to help shelter them from life’s pitfalls.

With great listening skills, Paule can communicate in French, English, and Spanish. Before joining the team of Your Notary, she completed a Bachelor of Law degree from Université Laval and a master’s degree in notarial law at Université de Montréal.

Paule very much appreciates the National Capital Region’s living environment. Nature’s proximity, multiculturalism as well as tango (her passion!) led her to move to Gatineau-Ottawa region.

There are two types of people: those who read instruction manuals from beginning to end before even trying new products, and those who learn by trial-and-error. In law, the second method can be very time, money and stress-consuming! Be sure to avoid this and come meet with her. And it just so happens she is of the first kind!

Me Joanne Lachapelle

 jlachapelle@notarius.net

819-449-7700

A native of Maniwaki, Ms. Lachapelle moved to Ottawa in 1978, obtaining her law degree in 1981 and her diploma in notarial law in 1982. Returning to her region in 1982 to practice as a notary, she has served her community for 42 years. Involved with various organizations, Ms. Lachapelle has worked with Radio CHGA, the Centre local de développements and Suicide Détour, among others. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Fondation Santé Vallée de-la-Gatineau, and a founding and still active member of the Club La Québécoise de Maniwaki, which raises funds to help young people. In 1997, Ms. Lachapelle became a public official as coroner for her region, a role she still holds dear to her heart. She is at the service of the community.

She knows how to simplify the law during difficult times, and she travels to clients’ homes when the situation demands it.

Very involved as a notary, Ms. Lachapelle has more than 29,000 contracts to her credit, and is always ready to take on new challenges.

Joanne is the mother of three children, a loving spouse and grandmother, and is always there for her family.