I understand that the Law Society of Upper Canada spent $750,000 on outside counsel to prosecute Joe Groia.
The disposition on penalty was to suspend him for two months (see “
CLA slams Groia suspension decision,”
Legal Feeds, April 22). This case has cost each and every lawyer in Ontario $25. In addition, there would be untold hours spent by LSUC staff that could have been directed to more worthwhile pursuits. It cost $12,500 for each day of suspension.
These numbers do not even include what Groia spent on his own defence. We deserve a complete explanation from our benchers and the administration. What a fiasco.
Michael Clarke,
Law Office of Michael P. Clarke,
Hamilton, Ont.
