Katrina Sriranpong

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

Katrina Sriranpong, a BC immigration lawyer, entered a Rule 3-7.1 consent agreement admitting professional misconduct for, between June 2016 and November 2018, mishandling $72,703.04 in client funds across 22 files by using personal accounts instead of a trust account and failing to document informed client consent, and for failing to maintain required accounting records. She believed her fixed-fee arrangements meant funds were hers on receipt but lacked written consent. No clients lost funds and she gained no improper benefit. No dishonesty was found. She agreed to a three-month suspension (Jan 17-Apr 17, 2022) and completed remedial trust accounting training.

Duties found breached:

• Accounting records, reconciliation and reports
• No baseless or threatened misconduct report
• No improper use of client money

Mitigating factors:

• No prior professional conduct record
• Self-reported the conduct
• Cooperated with the investigation and sought early resolution
• Remorseful and acknowledged misconduct
• Junior lawyer (4-6 years experience) without in-practice trust accounting training
• No financial benefit gained and no client suffered loss; all work completed
• Completed remedial trust accounting courses
• Positive client relationships and contributions to profession and society (only Thai-speaking immigration lawyer in BC, work with refugees and trafficking victims)