By Raissa Tetanish,
Editor Tatamagouche Light
PORT HAWKESBURY: A law firm that saw a partner suspended two months ago for alleged misappropriation of money has closed its door.
The firm, which was known as Boudrot Rodgers Law Inc., saw Adam Rodgers take over after Jason Boudrot was suspended from practicing law on October 31. Boudrot had resigned as the Nova Scotia Liberal Party president the day before, citing personal reasons.
According to CBC News, Rodgers said the debt was around $1.5 million – an amount that was more than originally thought.
The law firm’s Web site listed offices in Port Hawkesbury, Halifax, Antigonish, and Inverness. The 21 employees – six lawyers and 15 staff members – have received lay-off notices. The lawyers and Rodgers still have their license to practice law.
In a media statement issued after Boudrot’s suspension, Rodgers says Boudrot reported the misappropriation of money from clients’ trust funds to the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society.
John Rafferty, of Burchell MacDougall LLP in Truro, had been named by the society as receiver for the law practice of Boudrot.