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 [...]
Leonard Hil Marriott, a former lawyer in Vernon, B.C., has been found guilty by a Law Society of British Columbia tribunal of misappropriating $116,866.16 from a female client with progressive dementia. This ruling follows previous findings of professional misconduct in cases involving two other elderly clients. The tribunal defined misappropriation, also known as embezzlement, as “tantamount to theft” when someone in a position of trust uses funds for unauthorized purposes.
- 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.
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