Vancouver lawyer who misappropriated $8M from clients to feed gambling habit banned from law for 7 years
A Vancouver real estate lawyer who admitted to misappropriating more than $8 million from client trust funds to feed his gambling addiction has been banned from practising law for seven years.
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![A dealer slides chips across the blackjack table on Friday, March 16, 2012, in Bangor, Maine. Great Canadian Gaming Corp. says some of its casinos will reopen Sept. 28. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Robert F. Bukaty A blackjack table at a casino is shown, with cards lying face up and a dealer's hand sliding chips.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.5798287.1707175879!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/covid-casinos-20200904.jpg)
A Vancouver real estate lawyer who admitted to misappropriating more than $8 million from client trust funds to feed his gambling addiction has been banned from practising law for seven years.