Background
Roberts, Richard James was born on March 17, 1922 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Charles Anthony and Eva Lloy (Lundy).
business executive corporation lawyer
Roberts, Richard James was born on March 17, 1922 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Charles Anthony and Eva Lloy (Lundy).
Barrister and solicitor degree, Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Ontario, 1948.
Partner, Roberts & Anderson, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1948-1968; private practice, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1968-1971; partner, Thomson, Rogers, Toronto, 1971-1978; partner, Roberts & Drabinsky, Toronto, 1978-1981; secretary-treasurer, Cineplex Odeon Corporation, Toronto, 1980-1986; senior vice president, Cineplex Odeon Corporation, Toronto, 1986-1989; secretary, The Live Entertainment Corporation, Canada, from 1989. Lecturer Osgoode Hall Law School, Toronto, 1952-1962, director bar admission course, 1958-1970. Queen's counsel, 1959.
Captain Royal Canada Artillery, 1941-1946. Member Law Society Upper Canada (director bar admission course 1958-1970, chairman examining board 1962-1970), Canada Bar Association, County of York Law Association, Lawyers' Club of Toronto, Cambridge Club.
Married Carol Henrietta Hingst, May 4, 1988. Children from previous marriage: Mary Virginia, CatherineElizabeth, Anne Victoria.