Paralegals Without Oversight: A Wild West for Clients Samantha Kirkpatrick thought she had finally closed the book on her long standing lawsuit when she received a $13,000 settlement check in the mail.
But to her horror, the money never arrived. An investigation revealed that John McDonald, her paralegal, had embezzled the funds.
McDonald's business seemed legitimate: he held a licence from the Saskatchewan Law Society and even served on the board of Alberta's association for paralegals.