Mr. Joseph Richards II

In a professional discipline hearing, the panel found professional misconduct where the member failed to comply with a prior Discipline Committee order requiring an unconditional pass in an ethics remediation program.

The member admitted the allegation, and the College withdrew a separate governability-related allegation.

The panel accepted a joint submission on penalty and costs, holding that the proposed sanction was within the appropriate range and consistent with the public interest.

The order imposed a reprimand, mentorship as a term on the certificate of registration, and costs of $2,500.