Ontario law society investigating firm’s handling of dying residential school survivor’s claim – CBC

This is the second complaint that has emerged against Wallbridge, Wallbridge over residential school cases

Feb 07, 2018

Ontario’s legal profession watchdog is investigating a complaint against a northern Ontario law firm over allegations it mishandled a compensation claim from a dying St. Anne’s residential school survivor.

The Law Society of Ontario’s enforcement department began investigating the complaint filed against Wallbridge, Wallbridge, headquartered in Timmins, Ont., last October, according to a copy of a letter from the law society provided to CBC News.

The letter from the law society identifies Peter James Wallbridge, one of the co-founders of the firm, as one of the subjects of the investigation.

The complaint was filed by Sophia Kleywegt, one of the daughters of Bert William Solomon who attended St. Anne’s Indian Residential School from 1930 to 1935.