Jewitt McLuckie is proud to announce that Associate Cole Boucher has done notable and valuable pro bono work for a client.
Our client was assessed by the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) as owing the Program more than $10,000. She believed at least some of these debts had been improperly assessed and challenged the ODSP’s assessment at Ontario’s Social Benefit Tribunal. On short notice, Cole helped our client prepare her submissions to the Tribunal. The Tribunal reviewed the evidence and submissions and issued a decision finding that over $8,700 of the debts claimed by the ODSP were improperly assessed and could not be collected upon.
Pro bono work is an important part of our firm’s legal practice. We believe that practising law is a privilege, and we seek appropriate opportunities to support people in circumstances in which they would not otherwise be able to assert their legal rights.
