Law Society appeal panel reduces Groia's suspension

Nov 28, 2013

In the media

A two-month suspension faced by lawyer Joe Groia, a client of prominent Toronto lawyer and arbitrator Earl Cherniak, has been cut in half by a Law Society of Upper Canada appeal panel, the Globe and Mail reports.

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