Davis LLP Ruined Me

In August 2002, I retained the law firm Davis LLP, then known as Davis & Company, to defend me in a highly publicized libel suit. From the firm’s Web site, I randomly picked David Foulds to be my lawyer of record. It didn’t seem to matter whom I chose for the position, since I was hiring the firm, not an individual. The choice would prove to be one of the two most fateful decisions I have ever made. This single lapse of judgment, if one may call it such, would cost me in ways that I could scarcely believe possible then, or even much later. This Web site chronicles the years of suffering that I endured under Davis LLP; the firm abandoned me on January 11, 2008.

There is nothing that Davis LLP can do to right the wrongs done to me. I am not seeking damages, financial or otherwise. By sharing my experience with the public, I am only hoping to help others avoid the pitfalls that caused me so much aggravation. It is also my hope that Davis LLP will take a lesson from this and mend its ways.

Nega Mezlekia

www.negamezlekia.com

  • The Case

    In November 2000, I won the Governor General’s Award for Literature—Canada’s most coveted literary prize—for my autobiography, Notes from the Hyena’s Belly, the first book I published. Immediately afterwards, the freelance editor I had hired to tidy up the early ...

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  • The Evidence

    The evidence attached herewith has been selected based on its relevance. It is only a tiny fraction of the total volume of material available. Exhibit ‘A’: Terms of Agreement. Exhibit ‘B’: Invoices, Davis LLP (formerly known as Davis & Company). Exhibit ‘C’: Letter ...

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