A Calgary attorney admitted to committing forgery by falsifying court documents and deceiving a client, leading to the client missing out on parenting time with his youngest child. Ronverg Mendoza, who was disbarred last year, appeared in court and pleaded guilty to the forgery charges. His client, Gord Weston, expressed how Mendoza’s actions prolonged an already challenging family court process and deprived him of valuable time with his daughter. Weston mentioned that it took two years to resolve the situation caused by Mendoza’s fraudulent behavior.
The details of Mendoza’s misconduct were presented by prosecutor Megan Rosborough, who read an agreed statement of facts in court. In 2021, Mendoza, a lawyer since 2020, represented Weston in a family law case where Weston was seeking parenting time with his youngest daughter. Despite court orders to schedule a trial and prepare for an upcoming hearing, Mendoza failed to take any actions after receiving trial dates in October 2021.
Mendoza repeatedly misled Weston about trial dates, and on June 22, 2022, he sent Weston a forged email claiming a virtual video hearing was scheduled for August 10, 2022. Subsequently, Mendoza and Weston collaborated on drafting an affidavit for the purported court hearing. Mendoza went as far as forging a clerk’s stamp to make it appear as if the affidavit had been filed and provided a copy to Weston. The deception continued with Mendoza fabricating emails about trial bookings and cancellations, ultimately leading Weston to attend a non-existent hearing on October 28, 2022.
After realizing the deception, Weston confronted Mendoza, who admitted his actions with no excuses. Weston expressed the significant turmoil caused by Mendoza’s deceit, which prompted him to report the attorney to the Law Society of Alberta. In July 2025, the society found Mendoza guilty of various professional misconducts, resulting in his disbarment due to his ongoing dishonesty and deceitful practices.
A sentencing hearing for Mendoza’s forgery conviction is scheduled for later this year, pending a pre-sentence psychiatric evaluation. Mendoza chose not to provide any comments following his guilty plea.