The Law Society of British Columbia acts to protect the public against individuals who hold themselves out to be lawyers when they are not, or from those who provide legal services to the public when they are not authorized to do so.
Between February 12 and June 22, 2020, the Law Society obtained three written commitments from individuals to cease engaging in unauthorized practice of law. These individuals and businesses put the public at risk by performing unregulated and uninsured legal services or misrepresenting themselves as lawyers. If they break their commitments, the Law Society may obtain a court order against them.
The Law Society also obtained two court orders prohibiting the following individuals and businesses from engaging in the unauthorized practice of law.
On February 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of British Columbia issued a consent order prohibiting Ranbir Raymond Atwal, also known as Raymond Atwal, of Surrey, BC from engaging in the practice of law and from commencing, prosecuting or defending a proceeding in any court on behalf of another.
On June 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of British Columbia issued a consent order prohibiting James Anthony Comparelli, of Vancouver, BC, from engaging in the practice of law regardless of whether he charges a fee and from representing himself as being a lawyer or any other title that connotes he is qualified or entitled to practice law.
To read the order, search by name in the Law Society’s database of unauthorized practitioners.
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For further information contact:
Vinnie Yuen
Communications Officer
604.697.5836
vyuen@lsbc.org