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BC lawyer suspended for working both sides of real estate deal
A BC lawyer was suspended for six weeks by the BC Law Society after he…
Suspended Kamloops lawyer accused of practicing covertly: BC Law Society
A Kamloops lawyer who is currently suspended has been practicing covertly. Nickolaus Harold MacDonald Weiser's…
Chair of Canucks autism charity under investigation for fraud
The chair of a Vancouver Canucks charity is currently under investigation for fraud. Lawyer William…
Kamloops lawyer ‘ungovernable’: BC Law Society
A Kamloops lawyer with a history of numerous suspensions and conflicts of interest could be…
Kamloops lawyer disbarred after multiple suspensions
A Kamloops lawyer who repeatedly practiced while suspended has been disbarred after years of investigations…
Vernon lawyer who ‘misappropriated’ funds gets suspended
A Vernon lawyer who allowed clients to use his trust account so they could avoid…
Disbarred BC Lawyer found to have sexually harassed client
A BC lawyer, who was convicted of sexual assault and disbarred, has been found to…
Vernon lawyer loses bid to delay law society conduct hearing
A Vernon lawyer accused of filing "false or misleading" information to the BC Supreme Court…
BC Law Society fines Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond $10K for resume falsehoods
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond has been fined $10,000 by the BC Law Society for making false…
Law society wants $300,000 reimbursement from disbarred BC lawyer
The BC Law Society repaid a Vancouver Island woman $300,000 because her lawyer overcharged her.…
Former Kamloops lawyer ‘misappropriated’ $9,000, gets suspended
A former Kamloops lawyer has been suspended for 10 weeks after failing to return almost…
Vernon lawyer ordered to pay back $70K after ‘sloppy’ work
A Vernon lawyer who made multiple errors in his "sloppy" handling of a $1.2-million estate…
Kamloops lawyer wins right to have indigenous representation on disciplinary hearing
KAMLOOPS – A Kamloops lawyer accused of practicing in an area of law he was…
Kelowna lawyer can’t practice law after helping himself to client’s estate
KELOWNA – In 2014, Kelowna lawyer Christopher Penty convinced a dying man to entrust nearly…
Penticton lawyer facing more allegations from Law Society
PENTICTON – A Penticton lawyer faces a disciplinary hearing as a result of allegations in…
Kelowna lawyer suspended for overcharging clients
KELOWNA - A local lawyer has been suspended for overcharging two clients in 2011. Christopher R. Penty admitted to a Law Society of B.C. panel that he issued bills that misrepresented the amount he was entitled and then lied to a Supreme Court master. On Oct. 29 the panel suspended Penty for four months. His...
‘Ungovernable’ lawyer with history of misconduct disbarred
KELOWNA – A Kelowna lawyer with a long history of professional misconduct has lost his licence to practice law for representing a company running a Ponzi scheme. Douglas Warren Welder was disbarred from the Law Society of B.C. after a panel found he received and redistributed more than US$1.65 million while representing International Fiduciary Corporation,...
Law Society forbids Kelowna man from giving legal advice
KELOWNA – A Kelowna man has been forbidden by the Law Society from practicing law in B.C. According to a press release, Kevin James Anderson has consented to an injunction prohibiting him from representing himself as a lawyer anywhere in the province. He is also prohibited from engaging in the practice of law, including drawing...