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By Aaron Schulze

Legal Suspension

Kamloops lawyer suspended for 16 months for misappropriating funds

Sep 7, 2021 | 3:28 PM

KAMLOOPS — A Kamloops lawyer has been suspended for a minimum of 16 months, effective Tuesday (Sept. 7).

A hearing panel of the Law Society of B.C. tribunal determined Jeremy Daniel Knight committed professional misconduct by misappropriating retainer and/or disbursement funds in relation to two of his clients and using the funds for a purpose he knew was not authorized by his client. The panel also determined that Knight failed to comply with his trust accounting obligations concerning the handling of either, or both, of his client retainer and disbursement funds, including:

• failing to deposit the funds into a trust account
• depositing funds into his personal bank account before rendering a bill for legal services
• failing to record all funds received and disbursed

“The panel considered the intentional nature of Knight’s conduct, his professional conduct record including practice standards requirements related to his substance use issues, his acknowledgement of his misconduct, and the steps he has taken to address his substance use problems,” the Law Society states.

Before Knight may practise law again, the law society says he must appear a board of examiners appointed by the hearing panel or the Practice Standards Committee and satisfy it that his competence to practise law is not affected by a substance abuse problem. He will remain subject to practice restrictions until he is relieved of them by the Discipline Committee.

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