Irwin Dorfman

Irwin Dorfman
47th President of the Canadian Bar Association
In office
1975–1976
Preceded byWilliam Lorne Northmore Somerville
Succeeded byA. Boyd Ferris
President of the Law Society of Manitoba
In office
1971–1972
Personal details
Born(1908-03-27)March 27, 1908
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DiedNovember 9, 1993(1993-11-09) (aged 85)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba (BA, LL.B)
ProfessionLawyer

Irwin Dorfman, QC, (March 27, 1908 – November 9, 1993) was a Canadian lawyer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, eventually becoming senior counsel with the firm of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman. In addition to a busy legal practice in the areas of taxation and corporate matters, he was active in his community and in the profession. He served as president of the Law Society of Manitoba and as the national president of the Canadian Bar Association,[1] the first Jewish president in the Association's history.