Lance Carey Talbot

Lance Carey Talbot is a Sudbury lawyer whose principal area of practice is Family Law with an additional focus on related Criminal Law matters arising within the family context such as domestic violence, child abuse and sexual assault. He began his legal career as a research lawyer and then worked primarily as a criminal lawyer before deciding to focus on Family Law. He has a particular interest in child protection proceedings and a significant portion of his practice is devoted to Children’s Aid Society cases.

Born in Windsor, Ontario and raised in Northern Ontario, Lance Carey Talbot attended secondary school at St. Charles College in Sudbury, Ontario (at that time run by the Basilian Fathers) graduating in 1985. He then attended St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science in 1988. He completed his Bachelor of Laws Degree from York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School in 1992. From 1989 to 1990 he took a one-year leave of absence from the study of law to work in the office of the Ontario Minister of Health, the Honourable Elinor Caplan. Upon completion of his legal education, Lance Carey Talbot articled for the Toronto firm of Holden Day Wilson from 1992 to 1993. In 1993, he also completed a Master’s degree in History from the University of Toronto. He was called to the Ontario Bar in February 1994.

Following his call to the Ontario Bar, Lance Carey Talbot worked for a year as a research lawyer at the Law Society of Upper Canada. He provided research support to two committees of Convocation: the Research and Planning Committee and the Women in the Legal Profession Committee. In 1996, he moved from Toronto to Ottawa and worked for two years as a policy analyst at the National Liberal Caucus Research Bureau on Parliament Hill. The National Liberal Caucus Research Bureau provides research support to sitting Liberal Members of Parliament and Senators. He was responsible for three portfolio areas: Canadian Heritage, Citizenship and Immigration and Aboriginal Affairs.