Attorney-at-law Anthony Pearson has been struck off the list of lawyers authorised to practice in Jamaica after it was found that he failed to return nearly $10 million to a financial institution that had inadvertently deposited the money into his account.
The General Legal Council (GLC) confirmed today that on June 18, a three-member disciplinary panel ordered that Pearson be disbarred.
The GLC is the body established to police the legal profession in Jamaica.
In a last-minute bid to retain his licence, Pearson filed an application with the GLC seeking to have the decision of the disciplinary panel put on hold.
However, the application was refused this afternoon.
On October 12 last year, Pearson was found guilty of professional misconduct, the GLC confirmed.
Pearson is the latest in a string of attorneys who have been disbarred in recent years.
Others include Harold Brady, Jennifer Messado and Miguel Lorne.
According to the complaint lodged with the GLC, Pearson represented a client in the purchase of a house through Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS).
It’s reported that VMBS deposited just over $13 million into the attorney’s account, $9.9 million more than was required to complete the transaction.
Despite several requests, the money has not been returned to VMBS, according to the complaint.
Since the start of the year three attorneys have been struck from the list of lawyers authorised to practice in Jamaica.
Four others have been found guilty of professional misconduct.
Among the attorneys struck off this year is Howard Lettman, who was ordered disbarred three times.
A total of seven attorneys were disbarred last year.
So far its a good look, the disbarring of dem so called slippery lawyers list getting longer, put them under more scrutiny with the microscope and highlight them, as dem slip unu draw the rope… and to the Pre law, lawyers & paralegals that visit this page pon a regular, big up unu self..
One of the most corrupt profession on the island. Dem find Antoinette Haughton yet?
Something is very wrong here…..VMBS should sue to recover their money not report him to GLC. VMBS was not his client so how could they take him to GLC? And why did dutty GLC disbar him? This is a matter for court not GLC. I would sue GLC if I were him pretty soon as you cuss somebody GLC will disbarr u next.
Thats the point, they know once its in the courts it will be drawn out for years to come.. great move by vmbs
vmbs sue him in court and won. The case was from 2018.
What utter nonsense? He brought the profession in disrepute and after looking into it he was found guilty and the body has the rights to disbar him. What , you wanted his dishonesty to continue.
Presently they are calling for Attorney General William Barr to be disbared as well. As an attorney being honourable is expected and if he was dishonest because of theft he deserved to be disbared. Look at the monkey money he lose his profession over?
You are a ducking idiot!!! Learn to read with understanding.
You a thieving lawyer too or one paralegal to a thieving lawyer?
The process went according to the legal standards and involving GLC was a salute of “phuck you! you damn thief” lol
VMBS. All the way!
Are ppl really so fool….first off because VMBS said they transferred the money does that mean it is so….especially if the lawyer is using a VMBS account himself any card can play. VMBS has notoriously bad systems that has led to issues like these and others where they themselves even keep changing the so called figure that was transferred.
A proper external audit of VMBS systems is needed by the government now they are robbing customers left right and centre. Making all kinds of “errors” and doing shady stuff.
Under what grounds would you sue GLC under?
Expose all these criminals, the good citizens of Jamaica deserves better.
Miguel Lorne????
Hey Mar :peluk
Lorne did petty bad lol
Hey PP. I miss this story. Last I heard he was defending one of kartel’s cronies :peluk