A man approached another lawyer, who advised him to plead guilty to 4 serious sexual assault charges in exchange for a 3-year prison sentence. The defendant hired criminal defence lawyer Richard instead, who successfully persuaded the Crown to withdraw the…

Richard represented a man who had been involved in a bar fight where he killed another person. The defendant was under investigation for murder. Richard negotiated with the police and Crown attorneys, which resulted in no charges whatsoever being filed…

Richard represented a doctor at a coroner’s inquest relating to the care of a kidney dialysis patient who died. The specific complaints dealt with issues regarding transportation, hospital and resource distribution/allocation issues as well as the doctor’s care. After five…

Richard represented a doctor in a billing dispute with OHIP. OHIP took the position that the doctor was not permitted to bill OHIP for house calls. The Medical Review Committee agreed with Richard, resulting in OHIP repaying the doctor $40,000.…

Mr. Justice Wake acquitted a youth today after a two-day criminal trial for dangerous driving in the Ontario Court of Justice.  Ottawa defence lawyer Richard Auger skillfully cross-examined the Crown’s witnesses, leaving the judge with reasonable doubt about whether an offence…