Law society sues disbarred lawyer for more than $2M over alleged misappropriation

Posted: 7:27 AM CST Friday, Nov. 26, 2021

The Law Society of Manitoba is suing disbarred lawyer Paul Hesse to recover payments the society made to his clients who lost money after making investments through Hesse.

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The Law Society of Manitoba is suing disbarred lawyer Paul Hesse to recover payments the society made to his clients who lost money after making investments through Hesse.

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The Law Society of Manitoba is suing disbarred lawyer Paul Hesse to recover payments the society made to his clients who lost money after making investments through Hesse.

In a Nov. 17 lawsuit filed in Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench, the law society seeks to recover payments totalling more than $2 million from Hesse on behalf of 15 clients who did business with him.

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