Order made by Panel on December 15, 2023

Samuel Theodore Cole

The Panel’s decision on disciplinary action, with reasons to follow, is:

1.  The Respondent is suspended for four months. This suspension shall begin on March 1, 2024, or on any other date that the Law Society and the Respondent consent to in writing.

2. The Respondent is fined $20,000. This fine is payable within six months of the end of Respondent’s suspension in this matter or on any other date the Law Society and the Respondent consent to in writing.

3. The Respondent shall pay costs in the amount of $29,842.50. These costs are payable within six months of the end of Respondent’s suspension in this matter or on any other date the Law Society and the Respondent consent to in writing.