Dana I.Carlson – Law Society of Alberta – Notice of Suspension
Home > Blog > Dana I.Carlson – Law Society of Alberta – Notice of SuspensionHearing Committee found the conduct of Dana I. Carlson,
Red Deer, AB. to be deserving of sanction on 5 citations
on February 28, 2012. Pursuant to Section 72(1)(b)
of the Legal Profession Act R.S.A. 2000, c. L-8,Mr. Carlson
has been suspended for 3 months, effective March 26, 2012.
1) unwittingly enabling a party or parties to achieve an
improper purpose;
2)issuing inadvertently misleading or inappropriate letters
used for the purpose of giving reassurance to prospective
investors regarding the security of their investments;
3) improperly accepting compensation other than legal
fees from a party or parties seeking to achieve an improper purpose;
4) representing clients in business transactions he knew or
ought to have known were in breach of securities law;
5) unnecessarily complicating the Law Society investigation
by destroying potential evidence and not being immediately
forthright in explaining to the Law Society why he did so.
The Hearing Committee also ordered that Mr. Carlson pay the
actual costs of the hearing estimated in the amount of $7,134.75