Dates have been set in the matter of a Vernon lawyer facing disciplinary action from the Law Society of B.C.

Leonard Hil Marriott has been accused of misappropriating and improperly withdrawing funds.

His matter will be heard before a disciplinary action panel May 6-9, 2024.

Marriott, who owns North Valley Law, is alleged to have misappropriated $26,760.21 from a client, according to a Law Society of BC citation dated June 14.

Marriott was acting as the executor and trustee of the client鈥檚 estate at the time of the misappropriation, which took place between March 2019 and March 2021, according to the citation.

Marriott is also alleged to have 鈥渋mproperly鈥� withdrawn from trust 鈥渟ome or all鈥� of $71,149.12 in legal fees in March 2019, despite the fact that the beneficiary hadn鈥檛 consented to the withdrawal.

The Law Society accuses Marriott of professional misconduct, conduct unbecoming of his profession or a breach of the Legal Profession Act.

Marriott is also accused of professional misconduct concerning a will and estates matter from July 2018 to February 2019, where he 鈥渇ailed to provide the quality of service required of a competent lawyer,鈥� according to the Law Society.

It鈥檚 not the first time the Law Society has called Marriott鈥檚 conduct into question.

In December 2022, Marriott was accused of allegedly filing false or misleading information to the B.C. Supreme Court, and allegedly failing to disclose the existence of a will for a deceased person in relation to an estate matter.

The Law Society also says he 鈥渇ailed to provide (his) client with the quality of service expected of a competent lawyer鈥� during a property transfer and estate matter.

The allegations have yet to be proven in court.