Attorney Richard Nielsen of British Columbia, CAN; Dumbo, repeater

The Law Society of British Columbia presented Richard C. Nielsen with a law license in 2001 after he graduated from the University of British Columbia Law School.

The Disciplinary Committee of the Law Society found Dick guilty of the following misconduct.

Dick’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Knowingly engaged in professional misconduct
• Intentionally altered documents without his client's consent and
• Knowingly and intentionally submitted altered documents to the trial court as though they were genuine
• Prior to submitting client affidavit to court, he altered an exhibited attached thereto setting out draft order being consented to by removing one page and substituting another w/o joint custody provisions contained in original exhibit

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Law Society punished Dick by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand, a fine of $10,000 and $5,000 in costs.

Dick’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to disclose material facts to lender clients
• Failed to advise client that mortgage funds exceeded first purchase price and that said excess funds were disbursed to persons unrelated to the real estate transaction
• Knowingly engaged in professional misconduct
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to provide competent representation (Dumbo)
• Engaged in a conflict of interest

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Law Society punished Dick by gifting him with a complimentary 6-month suspension of his law license and $4,500 in costs.

As we speak (ca. February 2018), Dick practices at 808 Nelson Street in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.