James Townsend                                                                  Tuesday, May 22, 2001

292 Northern Ave. E. Box 21046

Sault Ste. Marie, ON.   P6B 6H3

 

The Law Society of Upper Canada

Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Str. West

Toronto ON.  M5H 2N6

 

Dear Ms. Judith Young:                                                        Re: Your File No  95-2371

 

Long before I wrote the Law Society on September 22, 1999, I suspected my lawyer, Mr. Yvon Renaud, was representing me, and his fellow colleague, Mr. Broadbent, who was an adversary.  I am convinced now that I was arrested on December 30,1996, as a result of my lawyer’s negligence and deceit, and I believe he told Mr. Broadbent I was without representation around December 1, 1996.  My lawyer invited me to sue him (Mr. Renaud) on November 29, 1996, but he did not abandon me until December 23rd.  Mr. Broadbent’s actions showed he knew I was about to lose my lawyer, as he began to harass me viciously from December 13th on, and then pursued a false arrest as soon as my lawyer hostilely quit me on the 23rd, the very day statements were produced for my arrest.  Again I was an easy target for another extortion lawsuit by Mr. Broadbent.

 

I have just discovered information about the Law Society on the web and I understand that my complaints about these lawyers are not necessarily restricted to a lawyer client relationship.  However, it is clear to me now that my complaint against Mr. Rodney Clark and my lawyer should be officially filed.  Mr. Clark pursued a conviction via similar fact evidence he should have known to be false, and when it was proven false he told the Judge it didn’t matter. (submissions p. 35)  I would have never been falsely charged in the first place if Mr. Renaud had acted in my best interest instead of defrauding me on the pretense that he was preparing to sue Mr. Broadbent.  - Please seek a response. -

 

If Mr. Renaud acted properly he would have obtained all the evidence and also required the Police and/or the Crown to examine proof that their similar fact evidence was false. I believe this shows he never intended to act in my best interest.  He pretended he was angry when Mr. Clark, the Crown prosecutor, accepted verbal evidence from him and then denied knowledge of the exculpating evidence (in order to assist the Judge to condemn me) and yet he did nothing about the crime and professional misconduct.

 

Mr. Renaud chose to put me to the expense of a trial when he could have halted it, and he did not insist that the prosecutor confirm receipt of evidence either. In one instance he told me he would surprise them with the evidence at trial. In respect of a Court Order unlawfully obtained by a Judge, he neglected his duty of care for my best interest before admitting his conflict of interest. He knew he could not demand his fellow Officer of the Court to respect the order because necessary stipulations were missing, and his false pretense and negligence has resulted in a criminal record and great loss for me.

 

C.C.   to  Premier Mike Harris                                                         Yours truly,

          to  Attorney General of Ontario                                              Jim Townsend