When lawyers are disbarred, their membership in the Law Society of Alberta is terminated and they may no longer engage in the practice of law or appear as agents in court. They are also not authorized to commission or notarize documents.

Disbarments may occur as the result of an order made by a Hearing Committee after a conduct hearing. A lawyer facing discipline proceedings may apply to a panel of Benchers to resign, pursuant to section 61 of the Legal Profession Act, rather than proceeding with a conduct hearing. A resignation in these circumstances amounts to a deemed disbarment.

The Benchers may order that a lawyer be disbarred if convicted of an indictable offence, if suspended or disbarred by another law society, or if the lawyer has resigned from being a member of another law society in the face of discipline.

The Law Society is required to issue a notice to the courts, to the profession and to other law societies when a lawyer is disbarred. See the notices of disbarment below.