Disbarred Lawyer Harassed Women, Violated Trust

0:00Alberta's legal regulator has disbarred an Edmonton lawyer named Gurpry Gill for sexually harassing two women. Last month, the Law Society of Alberta found him guilty on six counts of professional misconduct, including sending explicit videos of a client to A. Perspective employee Gill tried to cover his tracks by impersonating that client during the investigation, claiming permission to share the videos. The society described his actions as a repeated pattern of abusing power, breaching confidentiality and lying to regulators. One woman said she felt shocked by the unsolicited videos, which Gill justified as a test of maturity for criminal casework. The other was a young intern he harassed with suggested behavior at a restaurant. Gill, who moved from India and started practicing here in 2009, once ran a busy firm with 10-stab handling immigration, criminal, and family law until his shutdown in 2021. He also faced charges for mishandling trust funds, though cleared on one harassment

1:00count. During the penalty hearing, prosecutors demanded disbarment while his defense pushed for just a three-month suspension and fines. In the end, the panel ruled nothing short of expulsion, protects the public, citing his lack of integrity and repeated violations over time. This has been Toronto News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.