Discipline Panel Finds BC Lawyer Misappropriated $117,000 From Vulnerable Client
A lawyer in the Southern Interior of B.C. who was previously found guilty of embezzling funds from elderly clients has since been found guilty of misappropriating $117,000 from a female client with progressive dementia. A Law Society of British Columbia tribunal found in a Sept. 24 ruling that former Vernon lawyer Leonard Hil Marriott misappropriated [...]
TL;DR
- Former Vernon lawyer Leonard Hil Marriott found guilty of misappropriating $116,866.16 from a client with dementia.
- This is not the first offense; Marriott was previously found guilty of professional misconduct in cases involving two other elderly clients.
- Misappropriation is defined as "tantamount to theft" and occurs when a person in a position of trust unlawfully uses funds for their own benefit.