The legal profession gets a slap-down

I am not a fan of the legal profession.  That is not to say that I do not like lawyers, I have a brother-in-law who is a lawyer, and I like him.  I am also not too fond of accountants... but that is another story.

There is a case currently winding its way through the tortures of the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) which I am watching in awe.  A certain Ontario Paralegal was disbarred in 1989 by the LSUC  for allegedly over-billing of the legal aid system.  Legal Aid investigated the allegations and found that the Paralegal was not guilty of the charges of over-billing.  They sent a cheque for $150,000 as payment for services to the Paralegal.

Not satisfied that their allegations were found bogus, the LSUC decided to pursue the Paralegal through an internal LSUC procedure to expell the Paralegal from his profession.  The LSUC is failing miserably because they have no case.

So why is the LSUC pursuing this Paralegal?  It is simple.  They want to control paralegals to the point where paralegals cannot act without the consent of a lawyer... a lawyer who will also bill the client for the overseeing - even if they do no work.   It is GREED.  Simple GREED.

That is what the Occupy movement is all about.

You can read more on this case at: http://harrykopyto.ca/2011/11/18/law-societys-case-of-kopyto-as-fraudster-falters