Marie Judy-Ann Chambers

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

The Respondent attorney was retained in 2004 to note her late uncle's death on a property title but failed to perform the work over seven years, did not provide information on progress despite repeated requests, and failed to return the client's documents/Certificate of Title. The panel found, beyond reasonable doubt, that she failed to act with due expedition and acted with inexcusable and deplorable negligence, and was guilty of professional misconduct. The Respondent never responded to the complaint or attended hearings. She was fined $200,000 (payable to the complainant) and ordered to pay $50,000 costs. She was ordered to deliver all documents including the Certificate of Title, failing which she would be suspended for 6 months commencing May 28, 2012.

Duties found breached:

• Overriding duty to the court
• No improper communication with the court
• Uphold public trust in the profession
• Report serious misconduct of others

Aggravating factors:

• Attorney never responded to the complaint
• Attorney failed to attend any of the hearings despite being duly served
• Delay of seven years in performing the retained work
• Refused to provide explanation or return documents despite repeated requests

⚠ figures not found verbatim in the source were dropped: ["unverified_suspension_months=6"]