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

Lawyer’s ethical obligations in surrendering client papers and property after termination of representation and asserting retaining liens

By Admin | Published August 17, 2016 | Posted in ABA formal opinions, Ethics and lawyer withdrawal, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida lawyer ethics client file retaining liens, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer ethics retaining liens, Lawyer ethics returning documents to client after termination | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Ethics Opinions, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer ethics Florida client retaining liens | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert will discuss the lawyer’s ethical obligations to surrender papers and property to which the former client is entitled after termination of the representation and asserting retaining liens. American Bar Association Formal Ethics Opinion 471 provides a good overview of these ethical obligations. The July 1, 2015 ABA Read More

Eighth Circuit Appeals Court reverses trial court and permits law firm to withdraw for client’s failure to pay fees and fulfill obligations to lawyer

By Admin | Published June 23, 2016 | Posted in Ethics and lawyer withdrawal, Grounds for lawyer withdrawal, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer withdrawal | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | 1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversing a trial court order and permitting a law firm to withdraw because of the client’s failure to pay the firm’s fees and to provide the firm with information “critical for its defense.” Read More

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