His peers at the Barreau du Québec recognized him as a professionally superior colleague and a citizen whose social involvement marked his generation. In May 2009, they gave him the rare honour of being designated Advocatus Emeritus.
Ses pairs du Barreau du Québec, reconnaissant en lui un confrère professionnellement supérieur ainsi qu'un citoyen dont les implications sociales auront marqué sa génération, lui ont conféré, en mai 2009, le titre assez rarement accordé d'Advocatus Emeritus.
