A Whitehorse land surveyor, who already faces a lawsuit by the Yukon government, has been summoned to a disciplinary hearing by national regulators over his work.

The Association of Canada Land Surveyors ran advertisements in Yukon newspapers this week, in the hopes of alerting Glen Lamerton to the Nov. 18 closed-door hearing in Whitehorse.

That's because no one — not the association or even Yukon court sheriffs — has been able to track him down.

"We went to sort of the last resort, which is [to] publish it in the newspaper, because we have been having some difficulty reaching Mr. Lamerton," association executive director Jean-Claude Tétreault told CBC News on Thursday.

The association says it's the first time a Yukoner has been charged with professional misconduct under federal land surveying legislation.

Tétreault said at least two complaints against Lamerton warrant an investigation "to see if there is an issue that could be either professional misconduct or incompetence."

"So in these two cases, the [association's] complaints committee has recommended it go to discipline, and council has formally drafted charges against Mr. Lamerton in these two cases."

Lamerton has been recognized nationally as an innovator for his efficient use of survey technology.

He faces a $250,000 lawsuit by the Yukon government, however, after his surveying work of Whitehorse's Copper subdivision did not pass inspection, resulting in the entire subdivision having to be resurveyed.

To date, court sheriffs have not been able to find Lamerton to serve him his legal papers. CBC News tried to phone Lamerton on Thursday, only to get his answering machine.

Even if the association can't find him, Tétreault said there is nothing in the law that requires the defendant to be present at the hearing.

The Nov. 18 hearing will be closed to the public, and Tétreault said the association's findings may or may not be announced.