Month: August 2013
Ontario lawyer has his name used in an attempt to redirect mail from UPS
An Ontario lawyer informed us that a letter on his name on forged letterhead had been sent to UPS to demand that a client’s mail deliveries be diverted to another address. While his name appeared on the letterhead, the firm name and other contact details were fake. UPS was suspicious and managed to track down… Read More »
Categories: Fraud WarningspracticePRO Resource: Managing the Practice of Investing in Clients booklet
The practice of lawyers investing in clients’ businesses is current and growing. Historically, this type of business transaction found some application in the real estate and mining industries. Inevitably, tha practice resulted from time to time in claims against lawyers. Today, we see the practice being undertaken in the high tech sector whose fast pace… Read More »
Categories: Conflicts of Interest, Law Practice ManagementBusiness loan collection scam by Raymond Ackley
[Updated June 2014] Twenty lawyers from across Canada notified us that they received an email from the purported Raymond Ackley looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a business loan agreement. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Business Loan FraudCommercial debt collection scam using the names Jesper Goransson and Peab AB
Two Ontario lawyers and one in Nova Scotia notified us that they received an email from the purported Jesper Goransson of Peab AB looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection FraudNew practicePRO resource: Annual Legal Health Check-up
Clients don’t always appreciate how lawyers can help on other legal issues they may encounter as they go through life. Just as booking an appointment with a doctor or financial advisor offers an opportunity to identify issues and gauge your health (physical and financial), checking in with their lawyer can ensure your client’s legal health is… Read More »
Categories: Law Practice ManagementThe importance of being early
Punctuality is a virtue much pooh-poohed by a certain kind of lawyer – the kind who views her time as so exquisitely valuable that she must operate in a perpetual state of adrenaline-fueled urgency. Meeting starts at 9:00? If it’s only 8:56, there’s ample time to make an important phone call to get instructions from… Read More »
Categories: Law Practice ManagementCommercial debt collection scam using the names Hakan Winberg and Capio AB
[Updated Sept 2013] Seven lawyers in the U.S. have notified us that they received an email from the purported Hakan Winberg of Capio AB looking to retain them with regards to a commercial debt collection. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Debt Collection FraudBusiness loan collection fraud using the name Timothy Gatewood
Seven Ontario lawyers notified us that they received an email from the purported Timothy Gatewood looking to retain them with regards to a breach of a business loan agreement. This is a classic bad cheque scam that presents as legal matter requiring the assistance of a lawyer. In this scam lawyers will be duped into… Read More »
Categories: Fraud Warnings, Business Loan Fraud