New York lawyer disbarred for improperly taking fees from immigration client’s bond money, falsifying a bill to justify taking the fees, and showing defiance and no remorse

By Admin | Published September 28, 2012 | Posted in and fraud, Attorney discipline, Excessive fee, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, bond money, corsmeier, excessive fee, immigration matter, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, new york lawyer, nonrefundable fees, retainer agreement | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent disciplinary opinion of the New York Appellate Court disbarring a New York lawyer for improperly removing bond money paid by a client to pay his fees, falsifying a bill, and showing defiance and a lack of remorse. The case is Matter Read More

By 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

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