Me Labranche is born in Ville-Marie, in the Témiscamingue area, and is an experienced litigator who has been a member of the Québec Bar since 1992. Me Labranche focuses his practice in the area of labour law, health and safety law, mainly for private employers and public institutions, and civil law. He thus represents a number of corporations in matters involving commercial law, contracts as well as  civil liability.

For more than a decade, Me Labranche has held the position of municipal prosecuting attorney for the city of Val-d’Or and for the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions, in connection with the cases brought before the Municipal Court of Val-d’Or. He remains counsel at this level. He is still the prosecutor in charge of the municipal prosecution files for the City of Malartic, the municipalities of Rivière-Héva and Belcourt and for the MRC de la Vallée-de-l’Or.

Further, in recent years, Me Labranche has held one of the positions of corresponding syndic for the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region on behalf of the Office of the Syndic of the Québec Bar.

Over the years, Me Labranche, who is socially committed, has sat on numerous boards of directors of Val-d’Or organizations. He is an active member of the Richelieu Club of Val-d’Or and participates in various activities as host or master of ceremonies.