Peter James Doucet

Do you want results? Do you want a lawyer that will get the job done? After dealing with subpar lawyers and wasting money, Peter doucet will definitely get the job done. Timely results is what I needed and Peter doucet delivers. Issues are delt with fairly...cut and dry. I highly reccomend Peter doucet to sort out your family law needs. I thank Peter doucet and all his awesome staff.
7 years ago (01-02-2018)

Peter Doucet has represented me in a family law matter involving custody, support and property issues and also an employment matter after I lost my job. Each time Mr. Doucet and his staff did a great job for me. Mr. Doucet was patient and understanding - I knew that he really cared about my issues, and about getting them dealt with as quickly and as possible. I was very satisfied with my results in both cases. If you are looking for a tough and compassionate lawyer who gets the job done, then you can’t go wrong with Peter Doucet.
9 years ago (14-04-2016)

Last year I got into a big custody battle with my ex.     As a dad, I had heard so often how only mother’s get custody and all of that stuff.     A co worker had been a client of Peter Doucet and  told me that he knew his stuff and gave free consultations.     When I called, I explained how I just got served with court papers and had a lot of questions.     Mr. Doucet spoke to me right away, and arranged a free consultation appointment for early the next morning.       I knew that I was taking a lot of time explaining  everything, but Mr. Doucet made me feel calm as he listened to everything I had to say and gave me guidance.    He assured me that the consultation was no charge, even if it took a couple of hours.    I got clear answers in that first appointment and hired Mr. Doucet.      We ended up having to go to trial because my ex wanted nothing less than sole custody and wanted to move my son to southern Ontario.    I got sole custody of my son.   Hiring Peter Doucet was the best decision I made.
9 years ago (13-04-2016)

Simply put Doucet is a crook. He charged my ailing parents over $80,000 for my sisters divorce. Do a search and find the following: TIMMINS - A Timmins lawyer has been publicly rebuked for overcharging clients who had collectively paid out more than $131,000 in legal fees. According to an agreed statement of facts, Peter Doucet “voluntarily reimbursed” most or all of the fees to the individual clients, refunding a sum total of about $124,000. On Monday in Toronto, Doucet appeared before a panel of the Law Society of Upper Canada – the governing body for lawyers in Ontario to answer to claims made against him concerning charges of overbilling. The panel determined that in 2002 and in 2008 there were four instances in which Doucet “billed clients of modest means, fees which were disproportionate to the value of the work performed.” The clients, who came to Doucet with matters dealing with family law, estates and civil litigation, paid out fees ranging from $9,300 to $68,000. Most of the clients were from Timmins; one of the parties was from Chapleau. In addition to being publicly reprimanded by the Law Society, Doucet was fined $5,000. Doucet has been practising law since 1986 and is a sole practitioner based in Timmins.
11 years ago (05-05-2014)