ABA Ethics Opinion provides guidance regarding client confidentiality when lawyer withdraws from representation for failure to pay fees

By Admin | Published December 19, 2016 | Posted in ABA Ethics Opinion provides guidance regarding client confidentiality when lawyer withdraws from representation, ABA Ethics Opinion provides guidance regarding client confidentiality when lawyer withdraws from representation for failure to pay fees, ABA formal opinions, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent ABA Formal Ethics Opinion which provides guidance regarding client confidentiality when a lawyer withdraws from representation. The opinion is ABA Formal Opinion 476 (12/19/16) and is online here: ABA Opinion 476. Model Bar Rule 1.16 related to withdrawal from representation The ABA Read More

ABA Ethics Opinion provides ethics requirements when lawyer receives an earned fee in which another lawyer has an interest

By Admin | Published December 7, 2016 | Posted in ABA Formal Ethics Opinion referral fees, ABA formal opinions, ABA opinion lawyer who receives earned fee when another lawyer has an interest- referral and co-counsel, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer fee agreements, lawyer fee splitting, Lawyer referral fees, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: ABA opinion- obligations of receiving lawyer who receives earned fee in which another lawyer has interest, Attorney Ethics, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent ABA Formal Ethics Opinion which addresses the ethical requirements when a lawyer receives an earned fee that is subject to a fee sharing arrangement and both lawyers have an interest in the fee. The opinion is ABA Formal Opinion 475 (December 7, Read More

Arizona lawyer disbarred upon consent for disparaging book about his client Jodi Arias which violated client confidentiality

By Admin | Published November 29, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, Ethics and lawyer withdrawal, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer disbarment personal misconduct, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, lawyer discipline | 6 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent disbarment of an Arizona lawyer who represented notorious murder defendant Jodi Arias and published a book with disparaging details about the representation and revealing attorney/client confidential information without the consent of the client. The case is In the Matter of Laurence K. Read More

Florida mandatory technology lawyer CLE requirements and 33 hour requirement will begin with lawyer’s first reporting cycle after 1/1/17

By Admin | Published November 16, 2016 | Posted in Florida 2017 increase in CLE hour requirments, Florida lawyer 2017 technology CLE requirments, Florida lawyer continuing legal education technology and increase in hours, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida lawyer CLE mandatory technology and increase in hours, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert Update which will clarify compliance with the Supreme Court of Florida’s opinion which approved increased total CLE from 30 to 33 and required three hours of continuing legal education in technology related areas/courses. I have had questions regarding when compliance will begin and, according to the Bar’s Read More

Former Ohio lawyer sentenced to 12 years in prison for hypnotizing and sexually abusing multiple female clients

By Admin | Published November 15, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer criminal conduct, Lawyer criminal misconduct sexual abuse by hypnotism, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer resignation in lieu of discipline/disbarment, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer sex with client, Lawyer sexually abusing clients | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer criminal misconduct sexual abuse using hypnotism, lawyer discipline, Lawyer sexual misconduct | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent sentencing of a former Ohio lawyer to 12 years in prison for hypnotizing and sexually abusing female clients. According to media reports, the lawyer, Michael Fine, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on November 14, 2016 and he was also ordered Read More

New Jersey lawyer reprimanded for falsifying letter and submitting it to disciplinary committee investigating his conduct

By Admin | Published November 9, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer false statements in response to Bar complaint, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions, lawyer submitting false document during disciplinary investigation | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice, lawyer discipline, Lawyer submitting false document during discipline investigation | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent New Jersey Supreme Court Order approving a stipulation and reprimanding a lawyer for falsifying a letter and submitting it to a disciplinary committee during its investigation of his conduct. The opinion is In the Matter of Nirav Kurt Mehta, Docket No. DRB Read More

Kansas lawyer suspended indefinitely for, inter alia, engaging in a sexual relationship with the president of a corporation she represented

By Admin | Published November 1, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Lawyer conflict of interest, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer discipline alleged sexual misconduct, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sex with client | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, lawyer sex with client | 1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Kansas Supreme Court opinion suspending a lawyer for engaging in a sexual relationship with the president of a corporation that she represented as general counsel, drafting an employment contract for the person, and failing to report the person’s misconduct. The opinion is Read More

California interim ethics opinion addresses when lawyer blogging is subject to regulation under Bar Rules

By Admin | Published October 17, 2016 | Posted in joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising and solicitation, Lawyer Advertising opinion, lawyer blogs, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer ethics opinions | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules, Lawyer blogging | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss lawyer blogging and the interim opinion of the State Bar of California which addresses the topic of lawyer blogging and when lawyer blogs may be subject to regulation under the California Bar Rules and advertising statute. The interim ethics opinion is The State Bar Read More

Florida Supreme Court disbars 3 lawyers for misconduct in the settlement of multiple PIP and bad faith claims

By Admin | Published October 10, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, deceit, dishonesty, Florida Bar, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer conflict of interest, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer improper fees, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer violation of Florida Bar Rule 4-1.5(f) failure to provide closing statement | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Failure to p[rovide closing statement Florida Bar rule 4-1.5(f), Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida which disbarred 3 Florida lawyers for misconduct in settling multiple PIP and bad faith claims. The opinion is The Florida Bar v. Charles Jay Kane, The Florida Bar v. Harley Nathan Kane, The Florida Bar Read More

Florida Supreme Court adds three hours of technology to lawyer’s mandatory CLE requirements and increases total hours from 30 to 33

By Admin | Published September 30, 2016 | Posted in Florida lawyer CLE technology competence, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida lawyer technology competence rule 4-1.1, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer competence technology, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer technology competence | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida lawyer technology competence CLE, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida which approved proposed changes to Florida Bar rules mandating three hours of continuing legal education in technology related areas/courses. Florida will become the first state to mandate technology CLE. The opinion is In Re: Amendments Read More

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