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RSS FeedsPersonal injury lawyer with self-billed `golden touch´ facing misconduct allegations
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27 november 2017 01:15:34

 
Personal injury lawyer with self-billed `golden touch´ facing misconduct allegations
(The Star Toronto Raptors)
 


An Ontario personal injury lawyer who bills himself as having a “golden touch” and says on his website that he has won millions of dollars for his clients is facing multiple allegations of professional misconduct.The Law Society of Upper Canada has served Brian Goldfinger, of Goldfinger Injury Lawyers, with a notice of application alleging that he has “improperly marketed legal services through public advertising and his website.”“The respondent promotes himself through the use of awards that are not bona fide, or are likely to be misleading, confusing or deceptive,” states the law society in its list of allegations. “The respondent refers to himself as the lawyer with the golden touch, which suggests that the respondent and the manner in which he provides legal services is qualitatively superior to other lawyers and their services.” As part of an ongoing investigation into the province’s personal injury lawyers, the Star discovered such questionable marketing tactics were not specific to Goldfinger, but widespread and that the law society has done little to solve the problem.Ontario’s lawyers cannot imply they are better than their colleagues, according to the profession’s Rules of Professional Conduct. Likewise, they cannot refer to financial winnings they’ve obtained for clients without indicating that past results may not reflect future results.Nine months ago, when the Star first wrote about Goldfinger, a small disclaimer was found at the bottom of the lawyer’s website — in a size so small it is almost illegible — stating: “Past results are not indicative of future results.” That disclaimer has not changed. Goldfinger did not answer the Star’s question as to whether he thought this disclaimer was appropriate.His lawyer, Gerald Chan, wrote to the Star in an email that his client “has worked hard to build a successful personal injury law practice ...


 
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