Lawyer Gets $2.5 Million For Residential School Deal
Wow! I know that lawyers are well paid, but the lawyer who negotiated settlements for aboriginal persons who were sexually or physically abused in Canadian Residential Schools has received $2.5 million for his services.Frank Iacobucci, a retired Supreme Court Justice, was appointed in June 2005 to negotiate with the federal government, the Assembly of First Nations and the various churches involved to reach possible settlement packages.
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I don't deny that the number is high, but I doubt it went to Iacobucci alone. He probably had a number of other lawyers working with him.
Also, I want to know where you can find a lawyer with 15 to 20 years experience, let alone a former Supreme Court of Canada Justice, who charges $150 to $200 an hour. I have been practicing in Nova Scotia for 5 years and my hourly rate is around $150 per hour. A lawyer like Iacobucci could easily command upwards of $400 per hour.
I'd be interested in seeing a taxation of the invoice.
Posted by
Anonymous |
7:54 pm, December 11, 2006
As a lay person, it just seems exorbitant to me. In most other cases it wouldn't bug me but because the settlement was for inidividuals who had been abused as children, I would like to see as many dollars as possible going to the victims.
Posted by
leftdog |
7:58 pm, December 11, 2006
Hello,
I was hoping to find out where you got the picture of the boys in residential school. I am working on a documentary and would like to find out how I can use this photo.
Thank you,
Christa Simonds
cdgiggs@hotmail.com
Posted by
Christa |
2:09 pm, October 26, 2009
Christa .. for photo credit, contact NAN Youth at:
http://www.nandecade.ca/
Posted by
leftdog |
2:41 pm, October 26, 2009