Uncooperative B.C. lawyer suspended for second time in past year

A Law Society of BC hearing panel has suspended Kamloops lawyer Nickolaus H.M. Weiser for eight months, making this the second time he’s been suspended in the past year.

The suspension is in addition to numerous administrative suspensions and comes as Weiser faces another disciplinary hearing for trust account violations.

On March 10, 2023, the society had proven its case that Weiser acted in a conflict of interest in concurrently representing a company in which he had a financial interest but also provided a loan to clients involved in a real estate transaction. He also borrowed $366,545 from the company, which was also his client. The violations occurred between January 2013

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