A new trial date has been set for a Red Deer lawyer accused of assault.
Dana Carlson, suspended by the Law Society of Alberta for three months on March 26 for his role in a Ponzi scheme, was to have been tried in Red Deer late in July on the assault charge.
However, the trial did not proceed and a new date has been set, bringing Carlson back to trial in Red Deer on June 17, 2013.
Carlson, 50, continues with his litigation practice in law, but no longer practices as a solicitor.
The Law Society’s hearing report, made public on April 26, states that Carlson’s decision to practice as a barrister only “offers protection to the public,” since his misconduct was related “exclusively to his role as a solicitor.”