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Contingency fee agreements
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December 15, 2015
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Contingency fee agreements, Florida Bar rule 4-1.5 resolution of extraordinary liens, Florida Bar rule amendment resolution of extraordinary liens, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer lien resolution in contingency cases
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent approval by The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors (BOG) of an amendment to Florida Bar Rule 4-1.5(f) related to extraordinary liens in contingency matters. I previously blogged about the proposed revisions to Bar Rule 4-1.5(f) in my 6/6/13 and 9/5/13 Ethics Alerts. Read More
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September 5, 2013
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Contingency fee agreements, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer fee agreements, Lawyer lien resolution in contingency cases, Lien resolution
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent activity of The Florida Bar and the Board of Governors (BOG) related to the requirement that lawyers be required to resolve outstanding liens as part of the representation in contingency matters. I previously blogged about the BOG’s approval of proposed revision to Read More
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June 6, 2013
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Bar rules fee agreements, Contingency fee agreements, Florida lawyer diversion, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer fee agreements, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust accounts
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Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Rules contingency agreements, Florida Bar Rules diversion, Florida Bar Rules trust account reimbursement, Florida Bar Rules trust accounts, joseph corsmeier, trust accounts
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which is an update to my previous Ethics Alert and will discuss the recent final action of the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar on some important proposed revisions to the Florida Bar Rules. The previous Bar notice which provides a summary of all of the Read More
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June 3, 2013
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and fraud, Attorney discipline, Bar rules fee agreements, Contingency fee agreements, deceit, dishonesty, Ethics opinions fee retainers and nonrefundable fees, Excessive fee, fraud, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer fee agreements, Lawyer improper fees, Lawyer misappropriation of fees, Lawyer misappropriation of trust funds, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust accounts, Lawyer written fee agreements
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent New Jersey Disciplinary Review Board opinion recommending disbarment of a lawyer for misappropriating proceeds from a multi-million judgment that he obtained after his first jury trial. The disciplinary opinion is In the Matter of Feng Li, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Read More
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May 7, 2013
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Bar rules fee agreements, Contingency fee agreements, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer fee agreements, Lawyer improper fees, Lien resolution
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Notice in the April 30, 2013 issue of The Florida Bar News advising that the Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee (PEC) will consider whether to modify or withdraw current Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 87-4, which states that lawyers may offer personal injury Read More
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