Former Lawyer Denied Appeal After Disbarment for Real Estate Negligence

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A former lawyer has been refused leave to appeal his disbarment to the country’s final court.

Troy Kellman was ordered struck from the rolls last year in relation to his negligent conduct in a real estate sale, where he acted for the vendor and seller and the Court of Appeal upheld the decision in January.

Kellman was hired by the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation to prepare a mortgage for Caleb Dorsett and Shamene Bain in 2013.

He gave an opinion that the property was good and marketable but failed to disclose that he also represented Lion Management, the company that was selling the property to Dorsett and Bain.

The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation alleged that he failed to secure its interest, as neither the conveyance nor mortgage were stamped and recorded in the Registry of Records.

Kellmam also did not comlplete the first-time buyers’ Stamp Tax exemption application for Dorsett and Bain.