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Attorney/client confidentiality
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Thomas Bonte
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May 26, 2017
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Attorney/client confidentiality, Communication with clients, Confidentiality, Florida Bar, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer second opinions, Lawyer second opinions and confidentiality, Lawyer second opinions and ethics, Lawyer second opinions and soliciation
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the lawyer’s ethical duties and responsibilities when a represented person contacts the lawyer to obtain a second opinion. Although a lawyer is permitted to render a second opinion to a represented person who initiates the contact with the lawyer, there are important ethical and Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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May 11, 2017
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ABA formal opinions, Attorney/client confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer ethical duties when sending confidential information over the internet, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Uncategorized
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss ABA Formal Opinion 477, which was issued on May 11, 2017. The opinions addresses a lawyer’s ethical responsibilities to secure client confidential information when transmitting the information over the internet. The Formal Opinion is here: ABA Formal Opinion 477. ABA Formal Opinion 477 is an Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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May 11, 2017
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ABA Formal Opinion- securing confidentiality over internet, ABA formal opinions, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer revealing client confidential information on internet, Lawyer technology competence
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss ABA Formal Opinion 477, which was issued on May 11, 2017. The opinions addresses a lawyer’s ethical responsibilities to secure client confidential information when transmitting the information over the internet. The Formal Opinion is here: ABA Formal Opinion 477. ABA Formal Opinion 477 is an Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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December 19, 2016
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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
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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
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Thomas Bonte
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November 29, 2016
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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
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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
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Thomas Bonte
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August 18, 2016
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Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism
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Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client privilege, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, inadvertent disclosure of confidential documents, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, statutory attorney/client privilege
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This Ethics Alert blog will discuss the terms lawyer-client confidentiality and lawyer-client privilege are often used interchangeably and the differences between them may become somewhat blurred. Although both terms address information related to the client that a lawyer cannot reveal and both are used primarily to protect the client’s ability to confide freely with the Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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July 8, 2016
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Attorney discipline, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer discipline social media misuse, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer revealing client confidential information on internet, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyers and social media
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent informal admonishment of a Washington D.C. lawyer who responded to a client’s negative and critical comments and revealed confidential and specific information about her case, her emotional state, and confidential details about the attorney-client relationship. The disciplinary case is In re Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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June 8, 2016
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Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Communication with clients, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion addressing ethics issues related to a lawyer sending correspondence to opposing counsel and copying the client. The Ethics Opinion is NYSBA Ethics Op. 1076 (Dec. 2015) and the opinion is here: https://www.nysba.org/CustomTemplates/Content.aspx?id=60757 The opinion Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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May 27, 2016
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Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, deceit, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent censure of an Illinois lawyer for settling a deceased client’s personal injury case without informing court or opposing counsel of the client’s death. The case is In the Matter of: Anthony Patrick Gilbreth, No. 6289576, Commission No. 2015PR00100 (Ill. SC May 18, 2016). Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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Published
March 3, 2016
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ABA formal opinions, ABA formal opinions ethics duties re subpoena or other process for confidential documents, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics duties re subpoena for client confidential documents and information, Lawyer ethics opinions
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent American Bar Association Formal Opinion 473, which provides guidance to lawyers regarding ethical duties and obligations under the Model Rules upon receipt of a subpoena or other compulsory process for client documents and information. ABA Formal Opinion 473 (February 17, 2016) is Read More
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