In the face of discipline proceedings, former Vancouver lawyer Glen Cameron Tedham (also known as Glen Pelzer) has admitted to professional misconduct, resigned from the practice of law, and undertaken not to apply for reinstatement to the Law Society prior to February 3, 2032.
Tedham committed professional misconduct in relation to his work with 10 clients. He misappropriated trust funds (from clients and/or a firm) in nine matters, with amounts ranging from $2,000 to more than $50,000. He knowingly made false or misleading representations, including billing a client for work he had not done, fabricating a client’s email address and an email from a client, and taking his brother’s financial information without his knowledge or consent. He failed to account to his firm for his receipt and disbursement of retainer funds from clients. He breached trust accounting rules and deposited money into a personal account before billing the client. He submitted loan applications on behalf of his clients without their knowledge and falsely represented that he was the client. On multiple occasions, he engaged in the practice of law while suspended, and asked for further retainers from his clients while suspended.
The Discipline Committee accepted Tedham’s admissions of professional misconduct and undertaking not to practise law in BC or apply for reinstatement to the Law Society prior to February 3, 2032. A summary of the facts underlying the 12 allegations of misconduct that Tedham admits are true, and the terms of his undertaking not to practise law in BC or apply for reinstatement to the Law Society for 12 years, will be made available shortly.
Should Tedham wish to apply for reinstatement to the Law Society when his undertaking expires in 2032, he will have to satisfy the Law Society’s Credentials Committee that he is of sufficiently good character and repute to practise law in BC.
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For further information contact:
Vinnie Yuen
Communications Officer
604.697.5836
vyuen@lsbc.org