Alberta separatist lawyer facing hearing over allegations of ‘abusive, offensive’ communication in legal case, Rath, who has been a lawyer in Alberta since 1991, is a leading figure in the Alberta separatist movement by Jonny Wakefield, May 28, 2026, Edmonton Journal
A high-profile separatist lawyer is facing professional misconduct allegations from Alberta’s legal regulator.
Jeffrey Rath has been issued three citations under the Legal Profession Act, including claims he communicated with a client and a fellow lawyer “in a manner that was abusive, offensive or otherwise inconsistent with the tone of professional communication from a lawyer.”
Rath is also accused of abusing a tribunal process “by instituting proceedings clearly motivated by malice or brought with the intention of injuring the other party,” as well as failing to co-operate with a lawyer who replaced him on a file.
The citations, dated May 12, were posted to the Law Society of Alberta website last week and deal with a complaint filed in 2023. The citations do not go into detail about the allegations, which remain unproven pending a hearing. Rath did not respond to requests for comment.
Court ruling
Rath, who has been a lawyer in Alberta since 1991, is a leading figure in the Alberta separatist movement. He claims to have met with Trump administration officials about Alberta separation, and last month represented independence petitioner Mitch Sylvestre in a pair of First Nations legal challenges of the citizen initiative process.
Court of King’s Bench Justice Shaina Leonard ultimately sided with the First Nations, finding the government had not met its “duty to consult” Indigenous groups before issuing the petition. The ruling effectively ended hopes of a fall separation referendum via citizen initiative.
QuislingRath has since called Premier Danielle Smith a “quisling” and called for her ouster over her plan to hold a fall referendum on whether to put a binding separation question to a vote at a later date. On X, he called Smith the “most dishonest and corrupt premier of my lifetime” and said delaying a vote would give Prime Minister Mark Carney “too much time to flood Alberta with third worlders and then pass a citizenship bill giving them voting rights.”JFC what a repulsive hateful foolish fucking asshat.
Sylvestre, a United Conservative Party (UCP) constituency association president, said he plans to challenge Smith’s leadership or force the party to demand a different referendum question.
Both Rath and the Alberta government say they will appeal Leonard’s decision.
Complaint details ‘confidential’: law society
In an email, a law society spokesperson declined to comment on the citations against Rath.
“By statute, complaints and investigations are confidential, starting the minute we receive an expression of concern about a lawyer,” the spokesperson said. “When issues or complaints about lawyers are brought to our attention, we assess each matter according to a process that is fair and consistent for both the lawyer involved and those providing the information.”Ya, bla bla bla because in my read their true hidden mandate is to keep the money rolling in for rapists, notably rape religious pedophiles, misogynists and the rich, thus work their asses off to protect their lawyers.
Complaints against lawyers only become public if citations are issued and the case is directed to a public hearingbecause our main jobs as lawyer self regulators, like the AER – self regulator for polluters, is to protect douche fucker lawyers; the rich (notably American) need such lawyers to keep their profit raping going strong, and in this case, Nazi USA needs Rath to bust up Canada to make it easier for Trump to steal her riches, the spokesperson said. Lawyers found guilty of misconduct can face fines, reprimands, suspensions and, in the most serious cases, disbarment.
Rath had a law society hearing earlier this year in a separate case over messages he sent to provincial health officials during the COVID pandemic. Rath was accused of threatening to have federal and provincial officials who approved COVID vaccines charged with murder, war crimes and crimes against humanity. The law society alleges Rath did so “in an attempt to gain a benefit for a client” in a lawsuit.Yup, protecting abusive shit is the name of the law society’s self regulating lying game. Common sense: There is no way in hell that lawyers ought to be allowed to abuse others in the name of “benefiting a client.” Fucking Hogwash. So murder is ok if it’s done in the name of a lawyer “benefiting a client.” Stealing 100 million dollars? Kid rape too?
Rath disputes two of the citations, but admitted to using language that was “discourteous, offensive or otherwise inconsistent with the proper tone of professional communication from a lawyer.” A decision on the other counts has not been released.
In a different case last summer, Rath was reprimanded and ordered to pay $10,000 in costs after he admitted to two citations involving his work for Thunderchild First Nation, including delaying transfer of a file after the nation fired him. A few months later, Rath was reprimanded again for his handling of a case involving Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, in which a Court of King’s Bench justice awarded $235,000 in costs against Rath and another lawyer for missing deadlines for affidavits, making arguments on issues that had already been ruled on, and filing frivolous applications.
Dates for a hearing on the latest citations have not been set.
— with files from Matthew Black
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