According to the Law Society of Ontario, Maja Milosevic not only repeatedly ignored official communications, she failed to attend the regulatory hearing that ultimately stripped her of her right to practice
A Sudbury-based lawyer has been slapped with an indefinite license suspension for professional misconduct.
According to the Law Society of Ontario, Maja Milosevic not only repeatedly ignored official communications, she failed to attend the regulatory hearing that ultimately stripped her of her right to practice.
The most recent hearing was not her only interaction with the regulator. Milosevic was licensed in 2015 and less than a decade later, the Law Society states she was administratively suspended on April 24, 2024, for not reporting on her continuing professional development; May 14, 2024, for not submitting an annual report and; June 4, 2024, for non-payment of annual fees.
These suspensions were still in place when tribunal chair Murray Walter Chitra heard the case virtually on March 6.
Representing the Law Society as the applicant at the hearing was Kandace Forbes. Per the Law Society Tribunal’s court documents, the respondent, Milosevic, was “not present or represented.”
Chitra ultimately decided that Milosevic’s license to practice law should be suspended indefinitely, effective immediately, until she provides a “complete response to outstanding requests” detailed in the Feb. 19 investigator’s affidavit to the satisfaction of the Law Society.
As well, “Upon the conclusion of this indefinite suspension and any other currently pending suspensions, an additional one-month suspension will commence,” wrote Chitra.
Throughout the duration of these suspensions, Milosevic must “strictly adhere” to the Law Society’s guidelines for suspended lawyers and she was ordered to pay $1,871.50 in costs to the Law Society within one year. Unless an extension is granted, failure to pay the amount results in a 4 per cent annual interest accrual.
The tribunal documents state that the Law Society began an investigation of Milosevic June 24, 2025 after a complaint from one of her clients, alleging she may have failed to meet several professional obligations, including “reporting required information to the Law Society or her insurer and providing legal services that meet established standards of competence and quality.” Additionally, the Law Society had “concerns” that alleged that Milosevic failed to maintain proper communication, neglected to obtain or follow client instructions, and did not comply with the regulatory obligations mandated by her existing suspensions.
The tribunal notes that between June and September 2025, the Law Society’s investigator repeatedly attempted to contact Milosevic via Law Society portal messages, emails, and phone calls using the information on file.
Rules for members of the Law Society require them to keep their contact information current, as well as to reply “promptly and completely” to any communication with the regulator. The requirement is an “ethical obligation directed at ensuring that members of the public can have confidence” in the process, wrote Chitra.
Despite a courier package containing all requests being delivered and signed for at Milosevic’s home on September 5, 2025, Chitra wrote “no response was ever received from the Lawyer (MIlosevic). None of the required information or documents was ever provided.”
The costs stem from these attempts to contact Milosevic, billed at the investigator’s hourly rate, and the cost of the appearance by Forbes, on behalf of the Law Society.
Milosevic “has chosen not to appear before the Tribunal to account for her actions or speak to mitigating circumstances. There may be relevant personal or medical factors. However, in the absence of any evidence it is not possible to make any such determination,” wrote Chitra. “It is also not possible to know about the Lawyer’s future intentions. Her failure to respond or correct her outstanding administrative suspensions gives rise to concerns about whether or not she will be returning to legal practice.”
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