Upcoming Discipline Hearings

Unless otherwise indicated, all hearings are held at

The Law Society of Manitoba,
200 – 260 St. Mary Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 0M6

They are open to the public unless the Law Society hearing panel orders otherwise.

Please note that the dates and times of hearings are subject to change.

Please contact Lee-Ann Harrison at the Law Society of Manitoba at 204-942-5571 to confirm.

Junling Wang
Hearing Date(s):	November 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 23, 2020
Counsel for Member:	Gavin Wood
Counsel for Law Society:	Rocky Kravetsky
Nature of Charge(s):	Failure to Respond to the Law Society

Brian (Woody) A. Langford
Hearing Date(s):	September 18, 2019 (Conduct Hearing) to be set (Consequences Hearing)
Counsel for Member:	Self Represented
Counsel for Law Society:	Rocky Kravetsky
Nature of Charge(s):	Breach of Integrity [x3] Failure to Encourage Public Respect for the Administration of Justice

Bonnie L. Gembey
Hearing Date(s):	to be set
Counsel for Member:	J. Richard Wolson, Q.C.
Counsel for Law Society:	Rocky Kravetsky
Nature of Charge(s):	Failure to File Annual Member Report for the Year 2016 Failure to Respond Promptly and Completely to the Law Society [x3]

Bonnie L. Gembey
Hearing Date(s):	to be set
Counsel for Member:	J. Richard Wolson, Q.C.
Counsel for Law Society:	Rocky Kravetsky
Nature of Charge(s):	Failure to Respond Promptly and Completely to the Law Society [x2]

Junling Wang
Hearing Date(s):	November 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 23, 2020
Counsel for Member:	Gavin Wood
Counsel for Law Society:	Rocky Kravetsky
Nature of Charge(s):	Failure to Respond Promptly and Completely to the Law Society Breach of Integrity [x9] Failure to Preserve Client Property Entered Into and Implemented a Scheme for Sharing Legal Fees with a Person who is not a Lawyer Marketed Professional Services in a Manner that was Misleading, Confusing or Deceptive to Prospective Clients Failure to Provide Direct and Adequate Supervision to Staff Breach of Trust Accounting Rules [x8] Failure to Maintain General Accounting Records Received Cash from Clients but did not Maintain a Book of Duplicate Receipts Incompetence Knowingly Assisted and Encouraged Client to Engage in Fraud or Illegal Conduct Quality of Service, Honesty and Candour and Conflict of Interest Breach of Trust Condition Duty to Lawyers – Failure to Respond to Communications Quality of Service

Jonathan A. Richert
Hearing Date(s):	to be set
Counsel for Member:	J. Richard Wolson, Q.C.
Counsel for Law Society:	Rocky Kravetsky
Nature of Charge(s):	Breach of Integrity [x4] Charged and Accepted a Fee that was not Fair and Reasonable Duty to Lawyers – Failure to Respond to Communications and Fulfill Commitments [x2] Quality of Service [x2] Failure to Account Promptly and Deliver Client Property upon Termination of Retainer Duty to Lawyers – Failure to Cooperate with Successor Lawyer [x2] Failure to be Courteous and Act in Good Faith Dealing with Practice Reviewers Breach of a Trust Condition/Undertaking

Gisele R. Champagne
Hearing Date(s):	to be set
Counsel for Member:	Self Represented
Counsel for Law Society:	Rocky Kravetsky
Nature of Charge(s):	Breach of Integrity Failure to be Courteous, Civil and Act in Good Faith

Douglas A. Mayer
Hearing Date(s):	to be set
Counsel for Member:	Gavin Wood
Counsel for Law Society:	Rocky Kravetsky
Nature of Charge(s):	Failure to Respond Promptly and Completely to the Law Society [x2] Quality of Service Failure to give Prompt Notice to Insurer of Circumstances that may give rise to a Claim against the Member

Joseph G. Fiorino
Hearing Date(s):	to be set
Counsel for Member:	Saul Simmonds
Counsel for Law Society:	Rocky Kravetsky
Nature of Charge(s):	Failure to be Courteous and Civil to the Court and Persons with whom the Member had dealings in the course of Litigation

Robert C. Lee
Hearing Date(s):	to be set
Counsel for Member:	William Haight
Counsel for Law Society:	Rocky Kravetsky
Nature of Charge(s):	Breach of Integrity Conflict of Interest Breach of Confidentiality

John L. Sinclair
Hearing Date(s):	October 19-30, 2020
Counsel for Member:	Gavin Wood
Counsel for Law Society:	Rocky Kravetsky
Nature of Charge(s):	Breach of Integrity [x4] Breach of Undertaking to the Law Society [x3] Withdrew Money from Trust Account to Pay Fees and Disbursements Without Sending or Delivering a Statement of Account [x3] Failure to Deposit Trust Money into Pooled Trust Account Quality of Service [x4] Charged and Accepted Fees and Disbursements that were not Fair and Reasonable and not Disclosed in a Timely Fashion [x3] Failure to Observe Relevant Rules and Law About Preservation of Client Property and Account Promptly for Property [x4] Conflict of Interest Failure to Answer with Reasonable Promptness Professional Letters from Lawyers and the Law Society [x3] Overdrew Trust Ledger for Client’s Account

Gisele R. Champagne
Hearing Date(s):	to be set
Counsel for Member:	Self Represented
Counsel for Law Society:	Rocky Kravetsky
Nature of Charge(s):	Failure to Care for Client’s Property Charged and Accepted Fees and Disbursements that were not Fair and Reasonable and Disclosed in a Timely Fashion Failure to Deposit Trust Money into Pooled Trust Account Deposited Money to General Account that was Trust Money Transferred Trust Funds from Client’s matter to another of the Client’s matters to pay Accounts in that other matter

Caroline B. Cramer, Q.C.
Hearing Date(s):	to be set
Counsel for Member:	Charles Huband
Counsel for Law Society:	David Skwark (Motion) Rocky Kravetsky (Hearing)
Nature of Charge(s):	Failure to treat Court with Candour, Fairness, Courtesy and Respect Charged and Accepted a Fee that was not Fair and Reasonable and Disclosed in a Timely Fashion Failure to be Courteous, Civil and Act in Good Faith [x2] Quality of Service Breach of Integrity Conflict of Interest

Gregory L. Bauman
Hearing Date(s):	to be set
Counsel for Member:	Thomas Frohlinger
Counsel for Law Society:	Rocky Kravetsky
Nature of Charge(s):	Breach of Integrity Conflict of Interest

Jason A. Goldberg
Hearing Date(s):	to be set
Counsel for Member:	William Haight
Counsel for Law Society:	Rocky Kravetsky
Nature of Charge(s):	Breach of Integrity [x2] Quality of Service Failure to be Courteous, Civil and Act in Good Faith Breach of Confidentiality Conflict of Interest