{"result":"update_story","description":"<p>An immigration lawyer has been suspended for six months by the Law Society of Manitoba for punching an articling student in the groin.<\/p> <p>David Hirsch Davis pleaded guilty to a disciplinary charge of professional misconduct over an incident in his office.<\/p> <p>According to an agreed statement of facts, Davis and the student were confirming that documents had been filed with Federal Court.<\/p> <p>Davis, who was seated, turned to the articling student and punched him in the groin one time, causing him to double over in pain, shout at Davis and leave the office.<\/p> <p><img alt=\"&lt;who&gt; Photo credit: Cliff MacArthur &lt;\/who&gt; A stock image showing a court scene.\" src=\"\/files\/files\/images\/courtstockCliff%20MacArthur_provincialcourt_bc_ca(2).png\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1515615292703-0\" class=\"dfp-ad dfp-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px;\">\n\t\t<script>\n\t\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(\"div-gpt-ad-1515615292703-0\"); });\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <p>Davis has been ordered to continue mental health counselling and pay $2,500 as costs for the law society&#39;s investigation.<\/p> <p>He is also barred from being in a supervisory position to any student for two years.<\/p> <p>&quot;A strong message needs to be sent to students seeking to join the profession that conduct of the type the member engaged in will not be tolerated,&quot; the law society panel&#39;s decision, dated July 9, says.<\/p> <p>The panel also pointed out that Davis had been disciplined previously. <\/p> <p>He pleaded guilty to a disciplinary charge of sexually harassing a client seeking refugee status in 1999 and 2000. He pleaded guilty to making an administrative error related to trust account obligations in 2005.<\/p> <p>He later pleaded guilty to having two clients work as live-in nannies and breaking some rules of the federal government&#39;s live-in caregiver program.<\/p> <p>&quot;The panel finds that there continues to be a common theme between the 2001 and 2009 disciplinary history of the member and the current charges, namely one of inappropriate conduct by the member in situations where he is in a position of power or authority.&quot;<\/p> <p>Davis apologized in a written statement read by his lawyer during the disciplinary hearing.<\/p> <p>&quot;He promised his actions would never be repeated,&quot; the panel said in its decision.<\/p>","title":"Lawyer disciplined, ordered to pay $2.5K after punching student in groin"}