Attorney Shale Wagman of Ontario, CAN; ethical gremlin, serial offender

The Law Society of Upper Canada presented Shale Steven Wagman with a law license in 1992 after he graduated from the University of Ottawa Law School.

The Hearing Committee for the Law Society found Shale guilty of the following misconduct.

Shale’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misconduct Apple Tree

• Communicated with both a roster mediator and a third party in a manner that was abusive, offensive and inconsistent with the proper tone of professional communication from a lawyer
• Failed to promptly fulfill financial obligations for a total of $952.89 owed to 2 clients
• Failed to fulfill a financial obligation of $1,550.00 owed to a medical doctor for 2 clients
• Engaged in professional misconduct

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Hearing Committee punished Shale by gifting him with a complimentary 2-month suspension of his law license.

Shale’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misconduct Apple Tree

• Misled [lied] client by advising that her tort action had been settled
• Failed to advise client that he received $12,000.00 in costs
• Altered a release after it was signed by a client and then delivering this to a third-party insurer
• Engaged in professional misconduct
• Failed to deliver an account to a client before taking fees related to the client's tort and benefit claims
• Mishandled $3,480.00 held in trust on behalf of a client by giving this money to a paralegal without being instructed to do so
• Failed to maintain proper books and records

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Hearing Committee punished Shale by gifting him with a complimentary 2-month suspension of his law license.

Shale’s 3^rd bite at the Attorney Misconduct Apple Tree

• Engaged in professional misconduct
• Improper communication with opposing counsel in ongoing litigation in abusive and offensive manner

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Hearing Committee punished Shale by gifting him with a complimentary 15-day suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. September 2018), Shale practices at 15634 McLaughlin Road in Inglewood, Ontario, Canada.