Benchers’ Bulletin, 246–47
Benson, Joan, 279–80
Berge, Howard, 249, 254
Bermuda Short sting, 86, 92, 96, 97
Best, Patricia, 120
Big Four accounting firms, 112, 113
billing drives, 54
billing practices, 10–12
Billinkoff, Marilyn, 216, 232
Binnie, Justice, 320, 321
Bitter Embrace (Siggins), 180–81, 194
Blachman, Jeremy, 29
Blake, Cassels & Graydon (Blakes), 3, 33–34, 35, 39–40, 41–45
Blatchford, Christie, 102–3
Bomek, Beatrice, 185, 186, 188, 191, 193
Bomek, Michael, 6, 177, 328: arrest, 178, 179, 189, 192; background, 182, 184–85; child porn, 177, 196, 197, 198, 325; disbarment, 189, 190; disciplinary history, 188–89; drug charges, 177, 195–96, 197; finances, 184–85; hot dog stand, 177, 195; jail, 325; legal practice, 182–83; lifestyle, 185; obstruction of justice, 325; sentencing, 179, 183, 187–88, 197, 198; sexual assault charges, 177, 178–80, 196–98; sexual history, 185–87; testimonials/opinions, 177–78, 183–84, 188, 190–91, 193; trial, 179–80, 197
Bond, Clyde, 77, 82
Borden Ladner Gervais (law firm), 147
Boston University School of Law, 149
Bostwick, Donald, 267, 268
Bowman, Geraldine, 308
Boyd, Marion, 158
Bradford, John, 31
Brooke, John, 300
Brookside Building (Winnipeg), 225–26
Buchanan, Doug, 123, 124
Buchwald Asper Henteleff (law firm), 216, 228, 233–34
Bunton Lodge (halfway house), 58
Burke, Lois, 183
Burton, Edward, 170–72, 175
Bush, George W., 114
Butler Community College (Wichita), 256
C&S Canadian Immigration Services Inc., 78–79
Calgary Herald, 137
Camus, Tera, 206
Canada Labour Relations Board, 48
Canada Law List, 65
Canadian Armed Forces, 101
Canadian Bar Association, 70, 131, 144, 145, 151
Canadian establishment, 6, 118, 152, 160, 290, 301
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 45
Canadian Income Tax Act, 117, 120–21
Canadian Lawyer magazine, 27, 34, 274
Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), 105
Canadian Western Trust, 245
Cann, Dennis, 179–80, 192, 193
CanWest, 230
Cape Breton, 200
Cape Breton Regional Police, 208
Capital Bank of St. Paul, 226
Capone, Al, 103
Carey, Thomas, 309
Carter, Gerald, 182–83
Castor Mortgage, 228
Cayman Islands National Drug Council, 99
CDS (Contingent Deferred Swap), 114
CEOs, 14–17
Chambers, Martin, 223–24
Chanukah Caper, 299–300
Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 303, 305
Cheikes, Steve, 119–20, 122
Chen, Ingrid, 66, 216, 328: arrests, 70–71, 83; background, 69–70; charges, 74, 76, 77, 78; disbarment, 322; disciplinary action, 76–77, 78; investigation, 71–73; law practice, 70, 71; malicious prosecution suit, 77, 82; professional misconduct, 68–69, 70–73, 79–80, 321–22; self-perception, 80–81, 82, 83; testimonials, 79; trials, 74–75, 77–78, 83; website, 78–79; as writer, 74
Chen, Justin Chi-Han, 69–70
Chen, Tieng-Min, 70, 82
Cheney, Dick, 273
Chesnie Cooper Educational
Centre (Toronto), 59
child pornography, 137–38, 196, 197, 198, 325
Chopp, Candus, 165, 169–70
Chow, Wyng, 238–39
Chrétien, Jean, 34
Christensen, Ferrel, 137–38
Chronicle-Herald (Halifax), 207
CIA, 97, 267
CIBC Mortgages, 245
Ciglen, Sam, 2
Citibank (NY), 99
class action suits, 113, 315
Clearwater, Albert, 75
Clementi, Sir David, 19, 20, 317
Clementi report (2004), 19–20, 317
client credits, 44, 47
Clinton, Bill, 6–7
cocaine, 70, 76, 86, 88, 90, 91, 103, 138, 140, 224
Codina, Angie: charges, 11, 291–92, 295; disbarment, 291, 295; “immigration law empire,” 296–97; investigation, 293; jail, 291, 295, 297, 298; –Kopyto relationship, 290, 291, 308; legal aid overbilling, 293–95; opinion of, 290–91; political philosophy, 290, 291; practising without licence, 296; sentencing, 296–97; trials, 292, 296, 297
Coleman, Norm, 114
Colombian drug trade, 86
Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (RCMP), 100
Committee of Convocation. See Convocation
Community Training Residence (Prince Albert), 179
computer law, 54, 65
conflict of interest, 126–27, 130, 134, 142, 143–44, 145, 319–21
contingency fee legislation, 315–16
conveyancing system, 245–46
Convocation (governing body), 47, 49, 61, 143, 327
Cooper, Bernard, 56–57
Cooper, Dan, 4–5: background, 52, 60; charges, 57–58; disbarment, 58; extramarital relationships, 52–53, 59, 60; father’s death, 56–57, 60–61; lifestyle, 58–59, 60; motivation, 51, 52–53, 58–59, 60; professional misconduct, 48, 51, 52, 53–56; readmission submission, 61–62, 65; relationship with wife, 59–61; testimonials/opinions, 53, 57
Cooper, Deborah Chesnie, 54, 58, 59–60
Cooper Kingston LLP, 65
Copp, Haroldine, 260–62, 263
corporate crises, 13–14, 17, 25, 53
corporate lawyers, 13–18
counter-transference, 8
Cousineau, Bryan, 98
Crawford, Michael, 34
Cree nation, 177, 178, 180–81, 182, 194
Criminal Code, 57, 136, 155, 158, 178, 262
Crosariol, Beppi, 287
Cross, Jim, 269–70
Cullity, Maurice, 106
Currie, Grant, 198
Curtis, John, 139–40
Custer, Norman, 325
Cyprian Epic, The (Singleton), 264
Daily News (Halifax), 202, 205, 207, 214
Daisley, Brad, 251
Dalhousie University, 118, 200
Dalrymple, Theodore, 7
Dangerfield, Kristen, 188
Darc, Paul, 121–22, 123–24, 131, 133
Davies & Company (law firm), 112–18, 119, 121–33
Denning, Lord, 181–82
depression, 9, 10, 64, 141, 154, 158, 172–73, 188, 240, 258, 314
Ding, Mei, 71–72
“Dirty Money” (board game), 97
disbarment, 11, 19, 32, 39, 51, 58, 61, 84, 134, 136, 144, 147, 174, 201, 202, 216, 224, 248, 283, 291, 295, 306, 316
disgorgement, order for, 128–30
dissociative identity disorder, 139–40
Dobson, Roger, 166–67
Dome Petroleum, 53–54
Don Jail (Toronto), 96, 307
Donaldson, Bob, 3, 4, 32, 33, 56: apology, 42, 45–46; billing practices, 41–42, 44; charges, 44–45, 51; and client credits, 44, 47; disciplinary action, 47; investigation, 41–42; legal practice, 40; lifestyle, 40–41; media coverage, 42–43; motivation, 45, 46, 49; –Pilzmaker relationship, 39–40; testimonials/opinions, 45, 49; travel, 44–45, 47; workaholic, 46, 49
Donaldson, Marnie, 46
Donaldson Group, 40
Donegan, Ted, 42, 56
Double Billing (Stracher), 6
Dowson, Ross, 301–2
drug abuse, 101, 138, 140
drug trafficking, 60, 70, 76, 86, 195–96, 197, 224, 299 (See also cocaine)
duty of loyalty, 319–21 (See also fiduciary duty)
Edwards, Stephanie, 155, 156–57, 165, 166–68, 170, 171
eg
o, 12–13, 16
Enron scandal, 13, 17–18, 25, 118
Equitable Child Maintenance and Access Society (ECMAS), 137, 138
Ernst & Young (accounting firm), 113–14
Eron Mortgage Corporation, 223
establishment. See Canadian establishment
Eves, Ernie, 98
Fagan, Drew, 303
Falconer, Lord, 19, 20
Fantino, Julian, 99, 101
FBI, 86, 97, 267
Federation of Law Societies of Canada, 4, 17, 147, 324
fees, 311–12, 315–16 (See also billing practices)
Ferguson and Ferguson (law firm), 260
fiduciary duty, 1, 5, 125, 126–27, 129, 131, 142, 227, 228, 230, 319–21
Filkow, Ken, 218–19, 233
film industry tax shelters, 117–33
Financial Action Task Force (FATF), 104, 109
Financial Post, 216
Finney, Christina, 276–89
Finney, Jasson, 277–78
FINTRAC (Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada), 105, 108, 323
Fish Sunday Thinking (Gilmore), 29
Flin Flon (MB), 177, 182, 183, 191, 194, 196–97
Fogler, Rubinoff (law firm), 48
Forgetfulness (Just), 313 “40 Recommendations,” 104–5, 108
Francis, Robert, 278, 279, 281
Frank magazine, 139
Freedman, Martin, 216
Garcia, José, 88, 89, 91
Garner, Kevin, 96, 97
Gauthier, Pierre, 284, 287
Gavin, Kim, 165, 166, 170, 173
Gazette (Montreal), 69–70, 277, 279, 282–83, 287
Gee, Glen, 67, 69, 76
George, John, 260–61, 262, 263
Gerein, Frank, 183
Gibbs, Richard, 246–47
Gill, Tarsem Singh, 238–43, 245, 251, 252–53
Gilmore, Alex, 29
Glater, Jonathan, 14, 17
Globe and Mail, 35, 36, 38–39, 57, 101–2, 148, 156–57, 158, 160, 171, 223, 287, 290, 298, 300–1, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307
Globe and Mail Report on Business, 43–44
Glynn, Martin, 244
Godfrey, Paul, 98, 101
Gold, Alan, 292, 293, 295
Goldenberg, Eddy, 34
Goodman, Arnold, 183–84, 185, 191, 193
Gorra, Michael, 313
Goudge, Stephen, 293
Graham, Rod, 74
Graham Investments, 226, 227
Gray, Scott, 189, 191–92, 193
greed, 4–5, 10, 11, 16–17, 22, 51, 52, 58–59, 60, 206, 250
Green Hills Realty (Winnipeg), 75
Greenberg, Lawrence, 184–85
Greenberg, Michael, 200
Greenspan, Brian, 144
Greenstone Community Futures Development Corp., 183
Gregory, Margaret, 77, 82
Gueverra, Emilio, 67, 68–69, 70, 74, 75–76, 77
Guild, Ron, 327
Gut Instinct (Malarek), 34, 38
Gutierrez, Ferdinand “Dean,” 67–69, 70–71, 74, 76
Haddow, Doug, 262, 263
HallÈe, Carole, 288–89
Hamm, John, 208
Hamood, Mary, 206, 211–12
happiness, 9–10
Hare, Robert, 6, 7–8
Harvard Law Review, 9
Harvard Law School, 29, 118
Hells Angels, 88
Hess, Henry, 157
Hilden, Julie, 17–18
Hodgson, Jim, 150
Holmes, R.D., 125
Holocaust, 298, 303
Hong Kong, 35, 36–37, 74, 96–97
HSBC Bank Canada, 244
Humphrey, David, Sr., 101
Humphrey, Justice, 293–95
Humphreys, Adrian, 95
Hunkin, John, 45
Hunter, George, 147–49, 323–25, 328
Ibbitson, John, 164
immigrants, behaviour profile, 52
Immigration Act, 291–92
Immigration Canada, 72
immigration fraud, 35–37, 67–69, 71, 74–75, 79–80, 291–92
Independent, The (newspaper), 29
information technology, 12
insurance, 23, 24, 247
Integrated Markets Enforcement Team (IMET), 96
International Bar Association, 52–53
International Monetary Fund (IMF), 103
I.R.S. (U.S. Internal Revenue Service), 112, 113
Janin, Albert, 283
Jenkins & Gilchrist (law firm), 113–14
Jensen, Paul, 221
Johnston, Agnew, 5–6, 26, 152–55, 174–76: 154, 158, 170–71, 172, 173; arrest, 158; charges, 158, 167, 173; depression, 158–59, 172–73; disbarment, 174; family problems, 171, 172; jail, 173–74; murder suspect, 156, 168, 171; rumours, 155, 156–57, 158; selective prosecution argument, 161, 162–63, 164; sentencing, 170–73; sex with underage prostitutes, 152, 157–58, 165, 166–69; suicide attempt, 159–60; testimonials/opinions, 170–72, 173; trial, 164–70
Johnston, Rev. Dr. Agnew Herbert, 153, 154, 173
Johnson, Amy Evelyn, 154
Johnson, Anne, 154, 157
Johnston, Christine, 159
Johnston, David Cay, 25–26, 111, 315
Johnston, Michelle, 156, 157, 160, 170, 173
Johnston, William Agnew, 153
Jones, Black and Company (law firm), 118
Joseph, Lawrence, 31
Joseph, Mark, 141–42, 150
Judson, Wilfred, 2
Just, Ward, 313
justice/access to, 10, 289, 311, 314, 315, 318
Katz, Jack, 6
Kelly, Frances, 306
Kennedy, John F., 258–59, 267
Kennedy, Martin, 202
Kingston, Judy, 65
Klassen, David, 238
Klein, Joe, 6
Kline, Logan, 257, 265
Knutson, Harry, 119–20, 122, 124, 131–32, 133
Kopyto, Erica, 304, 306, 307
Kopyto, Frieda, 299
Kopyto, Harry, 328: action vs. RCMP, 301–2; Chanukah Caper, 299–300; charges, 302; –Codina relationship, 290, 291, 292, 308; disbarment, 11, 291, 306–7, 309; Legal Aid overbilling, 294, 305–6; as legal agent, 308–10; political philosophy/activism, 290, 292, 303, 309, 327; scandalizing the court, 302, 303–5; sentencing, 304; supporters, 302–3, 304, 305, 306, 307; as writer, 303
Kopyto, Israel, 299
Kopyto, Marc, 304
KPMG (accounting firm), 112, 113
Krindle, Ruth, 218, 224–29, 230–32
Kuchiak, Shannon, 165–66, 170, 173
Ladner Downs (law firm), 118
Laframboise, Donna, 137–58
Lang Michener, 34–36: affair, 5, 37–39, 43, 50, 56; cover-up, 37, 42
“Lang Michener Five,” 38, 39, 42
Laskin, John I., 64
Lastman, Mel, 98
Lavery, deBilly (law firm), 288
law reform, 2, 19–20, 316–18
law schools, 9, 10–11, 312–13
law societies, 4, 11, 18, 106–7, 151, 287, 315, 316, 318
Law Society of British Columbia, 27, 145, 241, 242–51, 254–55, 260, 263, 265, 273
Law Society of Manitoba, 71–74, 77, 80, 84, 185, 188–89, 216, 224, 232, 322, 328
Law Society of Upper Canada, 31, 35, 37–39, 42, 44–49, 51, 53, 58–65, 135, 142, 143–47, 148–49, 159, 174, 291, 293, 305–8, 315–16, 322–23, 326, 327, 328
Lawrence and Shaw (law firm), 118
Lawyerland (Lawrence), 31
lawyers: activist, 305; books about, 29, 31, 34; –client relationship, 5–6, 8, 18, 110, 125 (See also fiduciary duty);– corporate execs., relationship, 14–17;– partner relationship, 24–25, 29; and public trust, 3–4 (See also solicitor–client privilege; sexual misconduct); duty of loyalty, 106, 131; income, 11–12, 15, 16–17 (See also billing practices; fees); jokes about, 28–29; and mastery of rules, 12–13, 314; media portrayals of, 17–18, 23–30; money laundering and, 104–10; motives for
unprofessional conduct, 4–17; psychological disorders, 8–9, 314; reporting requirement. See anti-moneylaundering legislation
Lawyers and Complicity in Criminal Conduct (RCMP report), 109
Lawyers Weekly, 244
Leavenworth prison, 268, 272–73, 326, 328
LeBel, Louis, 285–87
Legal Aid. See Ontario Legal Aid Plan; Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission
Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct Handbook, 145
legal profession, regulation of, 18–20, 317 (See also anti-money-laundering legislation)
legal rules, 12–13, 314
Legal Services Bill (Britain, 2006), 20
Levin, Carl, 115
Lewinsky, Monica, 6, 7
Lewis, Al, 99, 100
Lichtenfeld, André, 162–63, 164
limited liability partnerships, 22–26, 119
Lismer, T., 71
Locke, Hugh, 58
Locke Liddell (law firm), 114
London, Jack, 216
Los Bravos (motorcycle gang), 72–73, 81, 321–22
Lowry, Peter, 121, 125, 126
Ludlow, Mickey, 202
McCarman, Patrick, 307
McCarthy Tétrault, 48, 54–57, 60
McDonough, Alexa, 205–6
McGill University, 2, 33, 34
McIntosh, Alec, 34
McIntyre, Mike, 74–75
McIntyre v. Attorney General of Ontario, 315
MacKenzie, Maj.-Gen. Lewis, 98, 101
MacKinnon, Russell, 206
McLachlin, Chief Justice, 321
MacLellan, Russell, 201, 207
McLeod, Norman Bruce, 216–18, 222–23, 225–29, 230–32, 233–35
McMurtry, Roy, 98
Mainella, Chris, 71
Majcher, Bill, 86–92, 94, 95, 96–97
Makin, Kirk, 148–49, 302, 307
Malarek, Victor, 34–35, 36, 38
Manitoba Court of Appeal, 77, 217, 229, 322
Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench, 71, 72
Manitoba Department of Justice, 221, 230
Markin, Joseph, 327
Matheson, Murdoch, 200
Matheson, Reeves: ADHD, 199, 209–11; charges, 201, 208–9; childhood, 199–200, 203; disbarment, 201; investigation, 201; law practice, 200; political career, 201, 202–8; professional misconduct, 201–2; sentencing, 211; testimonials/opinions, 206, 209, 210, 214
Matheson, Valerie, 200, 202, 211
Matkin, Jim, 244, 252, 254–55
Mayfield, Brandon, 266
Melgren, Eric, 269
Melnitzer, Julius, 48
Melvin, Marci Lin, 213–14
Mencken, H.L. 256, 258
Michener, Roland, 35
Midtown Building (Winnipeg), 217–18, 226–28
Miers, Harriet, 114
Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman, 113
Mirwaldt, Lore, 189, 191, 192, 193
Misner, Marty, 262
Monarch Entertainment Corporation, 118–33
Monarch Entertainment v. Strother, 115, 124–33
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