Julius Melnitzer is a Canadian freelance legal writer and former lawyer. In 1992, he pleaded guilty to 42 counts of fraud in relation to defrauding five Canadian banks out of $67 million. He was sentenced to nine years in jail. He was a founding partner of "Cohen,Highley" in London, Ontario. It was the largest personal loan fraud in Canadian history. After being disbarred, Melnitzer became a prominent legal affairs writer and as of January 2021, has bylines in the Financial Post.