Michael A. Williams
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Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered September 29, 2007. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL Complaint #216/2001 IN THE MATTER of the Complaint by ARNOLD BAKER against the attorney MICHAEL WILLIAMS AND IN …
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The complainant retained the attorney in 2001 to bring a civil action for trespass to land and damage to property, delivering a surveyor's report (no retainer paid). The attorney agreed to act but did nothing; the claims later became statute-barred. The attorney failed to return the complainant's documents despite demand. The attorney did not appear at the hearings. The Committee found him guilty of inexcusable/deplorable negligence and neglect and ordered conditional six-month suspension, a $20,000 fine payable to the complainant, and $10,000 costs.
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Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/michael-a-williams-complaint-no-216-of-2001/