Here is a little more info on this subject, with an interesting excerpt below;
"Some of Chojnacki's victims received compensation from the law society. It can award dishonest lawyers' victims up to $150,000."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/lawyer-richard-chojnacki-swindled-clients-while-law-society-case-dragged-1.2624767
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