A Calgary attorney who fabricated legal documents and repeatedly deceived a client, resulting in the client missing out on parenting time with his youngest child, entered a guilty plea for forgery on Thursday. Ronverg Mendoza, who was disbarred last year after a disciplinary hearing by the law society, faced his victim, Gord Weston, in court during the plea. Weston expressed how Mendoza’s actions exacerbated an already challenging family court process, leading to him losing valuable time with his daughter.
It was disclosed in court that Mendoza, who started practicing law in 2020, represented Weston in a family law case seeking parenting time with his youngest daughter dating back to 2021. Despite being instructed by the court to schedule a trial and prepare for an upcoming hearing, Mendoza failed to take any action after receiving trial dates in October 2021.
Weston persistently sought confirmation of trial dates from Mendoza, who on June 22, 2022, forwarded a forged email to Weston claiming a virtual video hearing was set for August 10, 2022. This deceit led to the fabrication of an affidavit to be used as evidence in the fictitious court hearing. Mendoza even went as far as forging a clerk’s stamp on the affidavit to make it appear as if it had been filed.
The deception continued with Mendoza fabricating more emails, falsely rescheduling hearings, and misleading Weston multiple times. The situation reached a climax on October 28, 2022, when Weston arrived at the courthouse for an in-person hearing he believed was scheduled, only to find that his case was not on the docket.
Following these events, Weston reported Mendoza to the Law Society of Alberta, which conducted a hearing in July 2025. The society found Mendoza guilty of a range of offenses, including failing to provide competent services, lack of transparency with clients and the court, delayed responses to the law society, and forgery of emails and a court stamp. The disciplinary committee decided to disbar Mendoza due to his continuous and intentional dishonesty and deceit towards his clients and the court.
A sentencing hearing for Mendoza’s forgery conviction is set for later this year, pending the completion of a pre-sentence psychiatric evaluation. Mendoza opted not to comment after pleading guilty.