BC Lawyer Disbarred for Persistent Misconduct Had Done Work for ‘Individuals Related to Drug Crimes’

Published on November 24, 2023

Lawyer Hong Guo, a former Richmond, B.C., mayoral candidate, has been declared “ungovernable” by the Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) and disbarred from practising law in the province following a history of disciplinary actions against her that the regulatory body said was long and serious. An LSBC investigation into work that Ms. Guo “was doing for individuals related to drug crimes” formed part of the evidence detailed in the law society’s Nov. 17 decision. In the announcement of the disbarment issued Nov. 20, the law society said the decision came after an LSBC Tribunal hearing panel reviewed Ms. Guo’s “lengthy and serious disciplinary history consisting of numerous conduct issues concerning different circumstances dating back to 2012.”...

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