Law Society of Upper Canada v. Hosein, 2014 ONLSTH 218Conduct unbecoming and professional misconduct – Lawyer found to have engaged in serious conduct unbecoming by sending offensive letters to three judges, and in professional misconduct by failing to co-operate with a Law Society investigation into the ensuing complaint from the judiciary – Lawyer admitting misconduct and parties submitting joint submission to allow Lawyer to surrender her licence – Panel finding that in the absence of any explanation of an underlying cause for the Lawyer’s behaviour, disbarment was appropriate – Panel agreeing to grant permission to surrender licence given that Lawyer admitted misconduct and co-operated by submitting an agreed statement of facts.
http://www.canlii.org/en/on/onlst/doc/2 ... th218.html
She seems to have been your normal everyday lawyer until a few years ago. In 2006 she was employed by city of Toronto and she is noted as acting for the Crown in a minor speeding case;
R. v. McLachlan, 2006 ONCJ 318
She popped up again in court proceedings in 2010, this time providing a letter of reference to paralegal under a disciplinary review by the Law Society of Upper Canada, the same organization that would become her own nemesis;
Steven John Smith v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2011 ONLSHP 58Reference Letter of Jeunesse Hosein
[104] Ms. Hosein’s letter of March 1, 2010, confirms that she is a member in good standing with the Law Society of Upper Canada and has practised as a provincial and municipal prosecutor before presently conducting a private practice. She confirms that she has read the Applicant’s comprehensive disclosure statement. She writes that she first met the Applicant when she heard him speak at a Landlord and Tenant seminar. She was impressed with his professionalism and subsequently has had a chance to observe him at the Landlord and Tenant Tribunal.
[105] She recounts two occasions when she saw him in action. The first occasion was when a Board member ruled against him on all his submissions. She writes that the Applicant did not become frustrated, conducted himself politely, and did not at any time exhibit disrespect or inappropriate conduct. On a second occasion, she saw him in a trial when another agent continually interrupted him. She said that the Applicant remained calm and polite and asked for direction from the member. She concludes that he presents as a person who is very sociable and friendly, professional and extremely capable at Landlord and Tenant advocacy. She further attests to the fact that his practice has been built on his professionalism and integrity.
However it seems her private practice didn't prosper and she started down the path to being kicked out of the legal profession with this squabble with a creditor and the judge hearing her case;
Then, in 2013, she went right off the rails while assisting a client in a bail application. From The Law Society of Upper Canada v. Hosein;[4] Ms. Hosein was a defendant in litigation related to her personal credit card debt. She filed a counterclaim seeking over $1 billion from the credit card issuer. In allowing the claim in 2012, Justice van Rensburg noted that Ms. Hosein had insisted, as an officer of the Court, that she was not engaged in a sham debt elimination scheme. She made no finding in this regard, but observed that the case had the hallmark of similar schemes.
[5] In the months after the judgment was released, Ms. Hosein wrote to the judge three times with inappropriate discussions of the findings in the case against her and including documents purporting to make the judge liable to her for damages.
[6] In March of 2013, acting as a notary, Ms. Hosein assisted Franzi Felizardo Colaco with a bail application pending his extradition to the United States. In his endorsement denying the bail application, Justice Richetti noted that Mr. Colaco was alleged to be involved in a fraudulent scheme involving false tax refund claims by Canadians to the United States Treasury. The scheme had allegedly been presented at seminars in Canada.
[7] After the judgment was released, Ms. Hosein wrote to Justice Ricchetti four times. The first two letters referenced his findings in the Colaco matter. The third and fourth letters purported to be on Colaco’s behalf, and enclosed pseudo-legal documents with nonsensical claims. On many of the documents Ms. Hosein is identified as “lawyer, notary.”
[8] In April of 2013, Regional Senior Justice Van Melle wrote to Ms. Hosein, returning her correspondence with the request that she not send any similar correspondence to the judges of the Court. Justice Van Melle’s letter warned Ms. Hosein that if she persisted in this course of conduct, her actions would be reported to the Law Society.
[9] In June of 2013, Ms. Hosein ignored this warning and wrote back to Justice Van Melle with a 47-page “security agreement.”
[10] In late 2013 and early 2014, Ms. Hosein wrote to Justice van Rensburg three more times, enclosing various documents that contained offensive and nonsensical allegations against various institutions and the judge and purported to make her liable.
While Colaco has not previously been mentioned in Quatloos I'm pretty sure the scheme he was touting has been discussed. I recall reading something about a scheme involving (I think) OID refunds where Canadians would request, and get, refunds for American taxes they never paid in the first place;
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/f ... -1.2791862The U.S. Department of Justice says a Brampton, Ont., man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for defrauding the U.S. taxman for millions of dollars.
It says Franzie Colaco, 54, promoted a tax-fraud scheme in Canada through which individuals would claim refunds equal to the value of their personal debt.
The total amount Colaco and co-conspirators swindled the Internal Revenue Service of was US$14 million, but about $8 million of that has been returned.
The Justice Department says roughly two-thirds of those filing for money they didn't deserve were Canadians who had never paid any income tax in the U.S.
Anyhow Hosein's harassment of the judiciary with OPCA nonsense resulted in a complaint to the law society by one of the judges. Our legal eagle didn't exactly endear herself to the society with her attitude and actions during their investigation;
So they decided to kick her out but allowed her to leave via resignation rather than revoking of her license.[13] At various points in her communications with the investigator Ms. Hosein:
• refused to respond to the substantive questions;
• accused the investigator of acting improperly using offensive language;
• enclosed pseudo-legal documents suggesting that the investigator would have to pay Ms. Hosein for her time, and identifying herself as “::jeuness:hosein::, Secured Party-Creditor/Agent”; and
• refused to attend a meeting with the investigator.
The sociery had these comments about her conduct in the decision. Of course Meads got dusted off and tossed into the mix;
But not to worry, she has other irons in the fire. She claims to be the co-author of a best-selling book! From a blurb about a seminar she attended;[16] Ms. Hosein’s actions in writing to the judges undermined the administration of justice. Her correspondence to the judges and the investigator was uncivil and disrespectful. Letters like these doubtless cause personal upset to those who receive them. Moreover, the hours and effort needed for judges and court staff to deal with such actions take time away from their service to the public. When a licensee participates in such activities, whether representing others or as a litigant, she violates her ethical duties to the administration of justice.
[17] Ms. Hosein’s correspondence and enclosed documents bear features of Organized Pseudo-Legal Commercial Argument (“OPCA”) strategies discussed in detail in Meads v. Meads, 2012 ABQB 571 (CanLII). These include the use of colons around her name (see paras. 206-213 of Meads), many of the phrases used in her correspondence and documents (see paras. 220-227 of Meads), and “foisted unilateral agreements” (see paras. 447-528 of Meads). Meads details the substantial negative impact that OPCA schemes have had on courts, litigants and vulnerable persons who pay for advice from OPCA “gurus” thinking it will assist them.
[18] The use of OPCA tactics impairs access to justice. It makes the legal process more expensive for those on the other side of a case. It disproportionately consumes limited court time and resources in our busy justice system. Ms. Hosein’s use of language that resembles OPCA tactics is egregious. She brought serious discredit on the legal profession by doing so.
http://www.kathleenmailer.com/write-a-book.htmlWhat a remarkable day we had today!
I want to thank you for sharing this absolutely inspiring and moving experience with me. I also want to thank you for your exemplary spiritual and entrepreneurial leadership, so that I could have this experience as I move forward on my journey.
Jeunesse Hosein
Best-selling Co-Author, Unbreakable Spirit
The seminar was about how to write your own book, a topic I would have assumed Jeunesse had already mastered if she was indeed a best selling author. Amazon.com doesn't list Unbreakable Spirit and Amazon.ca has only a single used copy for sale. Not much on Google about the book except this, which has a picture of our subject;
http://dpg.yinspiremediacampaigns.com/d ... se-hosein/
The table of contents indicates that Hosein provided just one chapter out of about forty, all by different authors. All seem to be new-age feel good inspirational stories;
http://www.unbreakablespiritbook.com/pg.php?p=2
To quote from the ad;
Manifestly not Burnaby49's type of book.In Unbreakable Spirit, bestselling author and breakthrough specialist Lisa Nichols presents 39 inspiring true stories of bouncing back and soaring high against all odds. Written in the style of Lisa's bestselling anthologies, Chicken Soup for the African American's Soul, Chicken Soup for the African American Woman’s Soul and Living Proof, the stories in this book reflect experiences common to every walk of life. No matter who you are or what your circumstances, you will find yourself in these pages... along with the courage to rise above your own “impossible” and walk your path to greatness.
In this book...
Elayne Doughty shares the story of her lifelong search for home and heart, and how she found them among women survivors of genocide in the Congo.
Meade Malone shares the amazing story of how he saved his business by putting complete faith and trust in God's plan, even when it didn't make sense.
Julia Taylor offers up her heartbreaking, humorous and ultimately joyous account of her journey to adopt a baby from Vietnam.
And 35 co-authors share their own stories of how they triumphed over trouble and used adversity as a launching pad to soar into greatness!
Jeunesse has also dabbled in Sendoutcards;
https://web.archive.org/web/20110207125 ... osein.com/
Sendoutcards website is here;
https://sendoutcards.com/
Sendoutcards seems to be a MLM scheme, at least it has the normal MLM indicators. You make money through "bonuses" by bringing more distributors on board. The purported business itself is sending cards out on your behalf. Not, I think, a market niche waiting to be exploited;
Jeunesse self-promoted about her struggles as a single mother to get her law degree and I don't doubt she worked long and hard to attain it. Too bad the crazy took over.What We Do
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