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Lawyer's confreres will pay for his sins - Winnipeg Free PressA Winnipeg lawyer in trouble with the law society for over-billing residential school clients hundreds of thousands of dollars has lost his right to practice.
And the compensation tab for his professional misconduct is going to be borne by the legal community, who are now paying his debts and representing his clients after the Law Society of Manitoba moved against him to protect 26 survivors of residential schools he had represented.
They were owed compensation for years of physical and sexual abuse. The Winnipeg lawyer overbilled them by nearly $400,000. Some of the money the lawyer received from survivors went to buy land and apartments in Israel. The lawyer's name is protected by law so he can't be identified. A call to his home Monday was answered by a woman who said he's not available. The lawyer is in Israel on vacation, she said.
What are the chances he will be sent back?