Mar 02, 2022 · Summary: Attorney: Christopher T. Watkins Location: Graham Bar membership: Member since 1984 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for three years on July 3. After six months, Watkins may apply for a stay of the remaining portion of the suspension.
Mar 01, 2022 · Christopher Watkins had his license to exercise police suspended during a Law Society of Ontario court hear in Toronto on Oct. 10. The hear was then temporarily adjourned and the topic is scheduled to resume Nov. 5, during a proceeding management league, which …
May 15, 2019 · May 15, 2019 9:03 AM THUNDER BAY — The Law Society of Ontario has issued an order suspending Thunder Bay lawyer Christopher Watkins' licence on a provisional basis. An LSO tribunal on Tuesday...
Jul 07, 2020 · Watkins has been under an interlocutory suspension since October 2018, after the LSO alleged he had repeatedly failed to attend court for clients, failed to adequately communicate with clients, and...
A Law Society of Ontario proceeding involving suspended Thunder Bay lawyer Christopher Watkins will resume next month. (Adam Burns/CBC)
Watkins "has a history of failing to attend at court appearances in criminal proceedings dating to at least 2012," the documents stated, noting that the lawyer's absences have become "more frequent and problematic" since December 2017.
The law society also noted that Watkins — who was called to the bar in 1995 — was disciplined in 2001 for "a variety of professional misconduct."
Thunder Bay lawyer Chris Watkins will face an Interlocutory hearing from the Law Society of Ontario, which could see his licence to practice law suspended. (Adam Burns/CBC)
Watkins was found guilty of professional misconduct in August 2001 for acting in a conflict of interest, failing to serve two clients in a conscientious, diligent and efficient manner and failing to provide an adequate quality of service.
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