Native school survivors' lawyer disbarred

cbc.ca — A Winnipeg lawyer has been stripped of his licence to practise law because he overcharged 55 former residential school students of almost $1 million. Howard Tennenhouse pleaded guilty on Tuesday to taking about $950,000 in excess fees from former students he represented in federal compensation claims. Howard Tennenhouse, seen in a file image from September 2002, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to taking about $950,000 in excess fees from 55 former students of residential schools.
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