A Kelowna lawyer is facing serious allegations of possible professional misconduct.
The Law Society of BC has issued Paule Seeger (who also goes by Paule Moore) a citation that is expected to be considered at a discipline hearing.
Seeger is accused of misappropriating or improperly withdrawing client trust funds on several occasions.
She allegedly charged legal fees when she had “not rendered any or sufficient legal services to justify the withdrawal,” according to the citation.
One of the allegations suggests that she took more money out of the trust fund than a client had deposited.
Seeger allegedly improperly withdrew money from the trust fund “by either withdrawing funds from trust for disbursements that had not been incurred, or by not billing for disbursements accurately,” the citation reads.
The lawyer is also accused of billing clients for legal services at her hourly rate when the work had been completed by an articled student who was paid less.
Seeger could not be reached for comment.
The allegations have not been proven.