A Regina lawyer who admits she stole tens of thousands from the estate accounts of her clients won't be able to practise for four years.
Pauline Duncan Bonneau applied to resign her membership from the Law Society of Saskatchewan this year — the equivalent of disbarment — instead of going through a hearing.
A law society committee has ruled she will have to wait four years before she can reapply for status and resume practising.
She had argued that she should only have to wait one year.
Duncan Bonneau admitted she took a total of more than $34,000 from estate accounts for no reason or while claiming for work she didn't do.
She also admitted to taking about $70,000 for "in kind" payments in the form of cars and property without reporting it.
She also acknowledged she tried to hide her actions from the law society when it did an audit.
Duncan Bonneau paid the money back.
(CJME)
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