By Admin | Published August 31, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Disqualification, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Documents, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer disqualification, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, inadvertent disclosure of confidential documents, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality | 1 Comment
Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal affirms that lawyer’s receipt and “skimming” of confidential mediation statement does not require disqualification
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Third District Court of Appeal in which it held that a lawyer’s receipt and “skimming” of confidential mediation statement of the opposing party does not require the disqualification of the party’s lawyer. The opinion is Maribor v. Dreiling, Fla. Read More
Read MoreNew York lawyer is indicted for stealing client funds and falsifying documents submitted to grievance committee purportedly from clients asking that Bar complaints be withdrawn
By Admin | Published August 29, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent press release by the New York County District Attorney regarding a New York lawyer who was recently indicted for stealing personal injury settlement funds from numerous clients and then sending fraudulent letters to a New York disciplinary committee purportedly from clients requesting Read More
Read MoreFlorida Bar Ethics Opinion 93-3 states that fees designated as “non-refundable” may be excessive and prohibited under certain circumstances
By Admin | Published August 17, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Ethics opinions fee retainers and nonrefundable fees, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer ethics opinions nonrefundable fees | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Ethics Opinions, Florida Bar Ethics opinions retainers and nonrefundable fees, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, nonrefundable fees | Leave a comment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 93-2, which discusses, inter alia, the propriety and effect of the designation of a fee as “non-refundable”. As I reported in a recent Ethics Alert, the Rules Committee of the Florida Bar’s Board of Governors voted not to move forward Read More
Read MoreUpdate: Florida Bar’s Board of Governors directs Professional Ethics Committee to prepare opinion on cloud computing
By Admin | Published August 4, 2012 | Posted in Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Florida lawyer cloud computing, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing and confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinion could computing, Lawyer ethics opinions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing, lawyer confidentiality | Leave a comment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will provide an update on the status of the potential ethics advisory opinion on cloud computing and the recent decision of the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar (BOG) to direct Professional Ethics Committee (PEC) to prepare an ethics opinion on protecting client confidences when lawyers Read More
Read MoreFlorida Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee requests Board of Governors to direct it to prepare ethics opinion on cloud computing
By Admin | Published August 4, 2012 | Posted in Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing and confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing, lawyer confidentiality | 2 Comments
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent request of the Professional Ethics Committee of The Florida Bar (PEC) to request that the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar (BOG) direct it to prepare an ethics opinion on protecting client confidences when lawyers want to store records via third Read More
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court imposes one year suspension on lawyer for disparaging client and revealing client’s confidences in court documents
By Admin | Published August 1, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer confidentiality | Leave a comment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent disciplinary opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida which imposed a one (1) year suspension on a Florida lawyer who made disparaging comments about a client and revealed confidences in court pleadings. The opinion increased the discipline from the 90 day suspension Read More
Read MoreFlorida Bar’s Special Committee on Lawyer Referral Services issues final report recommending enhanced regulation of lawyers who receive referrals from for-profit referral services
By Admin | Published July 27, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer Referral Services, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent recommendation of the Florida Bar’s Special Committee on Lawyer Referral Services. The Special Committee’s report is available on the Florida Bar’s website: www.floridabar.org. The final report was released on July 26, 2012 and will be presented to The Florida Bar Board of Read More
Read MoreBy Admin | Published July 20, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Client with diminished capacity, Communication with clients, Excessive fee, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, client with disability, communication with client, corsmeier, excessive fee, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, trust accounts | Leave a comment
Louisiana Disciplinary Board recommends 2 year suspension for lawyer who,inter alia, charged excessive fees to a diminished capacity client for non-legal tasks Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent recommendation of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board that a Louisiana lawyer be suspended for 2 years for charging an Read More
Read MoreMinnesota lawyer is suspended for an additional 60 days for writing former client’s winning ‘pro se’ appeal brief while suspended
By Admin | Published July 13, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer unauthorized practice of law while suspended, unauthorized practice of law while suspended | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, unauthorized practice while suspended | Leave a comment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Minnesota Supreme Court suspending a lawyer for an additional 60 days for writing a brief for a pro se former client while he was under a suspension in an unrelated matter. The case is In re Petition for Disciplinary Action Read More
Read MoreFlorida Bar Ethics opinion finds that offer and recommendation of waiver of ineffective assistance and prosecutorial misconduct for criminal plea is unethical
By Admin | Published July 5, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Ethics of criminal plea waivers, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Legal malpractice, Prosecutorial misconduct ethics | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Ethics of criminal plea waivers of ineffective assistance of counsel and prosecutorial misconduct, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Proposed Advisory Opinion which was recently issued by the Professional Ethics Committee of The Florida Bar which found that that offering and recommending plea where defendant waives ineffective assistance and prosecutorial misconduct claims is unethical. The link to the proposed advisory opinion is here: Read More
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