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by Philip Slayton

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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