Former York Region Law Society president Adam White was sentenced to three years in prison after he was found to have repeatedly forged court documents.
Justice Sandra Bacchus handed down the ruling on July 29, after White was previously found guilty of fraud and forging documents in January. The case drew public attention, with the Keswick-based lawyer found guilty of repeatedly misleading clients and using forged signatures and documents to make them think cases were progressing when they were not.
White intentionally attempted to “obstruct, pervert, or defeat the course of justice,” one of the written charges said.
White’s case stems from two separate legal matters that occurred between 2019 and 2023. The matters also caused him to lose his legal licence, which was revoked by the Law Society Tribunal in 2024.
The first matter involved civil engineer Andrew Christie, who hired White to represent him in a wrongful dismissal case. The case was dismissed in 2019 due to lack of attendance in court, but White did not inform Christie of this, according to court documents It would not be until 2023 that Christie learned of the dismissal, with White sending him false messages, including phony court documents to make Christie believe the case was still ongoing.
The second matter involved Brian Kuehl, who hired White in a child custody case. Kuehl was trying to get more visitation rights with his children beyond video-conferencing while they stayed with his ex-wife. But the case went on for years without results, with White passing on more false court documents that indicated progress in the case that was not actually happening, according to court records.
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