New York lawyer disbarred for misconduct and felony conviction related to mortgage fraud scheme

By Admin | Published April 11, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the April 3, 2012 New York Appellate Court opinion disbarring a lawyer for misconduct related to the lawyer’s involvement in a mortgage fraud ring and conviction of felony charges related to the same misconduct. According to the opinion, the lawyer was disbarred after Read More

The Florida Bar’s Special Committee on Lawyer Referral Services reviews restrictions on for-profit lawyer referral entities

By Admin | Published April 9, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which discusses the recent article in The Florida Bar News which reviewed the March 9, 2012 meeting of The Florida Bar’s Special Committee on Lawyer Referral Services wherein the committee reviewed and discussed various options to impose restrictions on lawyers’ affiliation with for-profit referral services. According Read More

Pennsylvania lawyer disbarred for borrowing funds from client to open a strip club and failing to comply with Pa. Bar Rules

By Admin | Published April 6, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Ethics business tranactions with clients, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer business transcations with clients, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court disciplinary opinion disbarring a lawyer for violating numerous Pennsylvania Bar rules related to business transactions with clients when he solicited and obtained a $25,000.00 loan from a client to finance a business and failed to disclose that the Read More

NY lawyer whose brother misappropriated trust funds is suspended for two years but NY Appeals Court stays suspension pending his appeal

By Admin | Published April 3, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust account discipline, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss a recent disciplinary opinion wherein a New York lawyer was suspended for 2 years after his firm employee (and brother) allegedly misappropriated over $4 million of client trust funds as well as the subsequent Order to Show Cause issued by an appellate judge staying Read More

Washington Court of Appeals opinion finds that lawyer improperly contacted opposing party who said she was going to obtain a new lawyer

By Admin | Published March 30, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss a recent Washington Court of Appeals opinion which found that a lawyer who responded to an e-mail from a represented opposing party who complained that her lawyer was acting against her wishes and stated that she would obtain a new lawyer violated the Washington Read More

New Jersey jury foreman fined for conducting online sentencing research during trial which affected his vote in a criminal case

By Admin | Published March 28, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent media reports about a New Jersey juror who was held in contempt and fined by a trial judge for conducting research on sentencing during a criminal case and then voting to find the defendant not guilty, which resulted in a mistrial. According Read More

New York State Bar Association Opinion says that NY lawyers are prohibited from working for out of state law firms owned by non-lawyers

By Admin | Published March 26, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert and blog which will discuss the very recent New York State Bar Association Opinion which states that a lawyer who primarily practices in New York cannot be an employee of an out-of-state or foreign firm owned or managed by non-lawyers, even if non-lawyer ownership is permitted in the Read More

Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission alleges that Florida County Judge improperly used judicial stationary to lend prestige for private interest and received improper contributions

By Admin | Published March 23, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida judge ethics, Florida Judicial Canons, Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Judicial ethics, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, Judicial ethics and discipline | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which discusses the Miami-Dade County Judge who was recently charged by the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission for using her judicial stationary to lend the prestige of her judicial office for a private interest and accepted improper campaign contributions. The Notice of Formal Charges was filed on Read More

Florida Supreme Court increases referee’s recommended admonishment for minor misconduct to a 91 day suspension

By Admin | Published March 22, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the very recent Florida Supreme Court opinion wherein the Court increased a referee’s discipline of a Florida lawyer from an admonishment to a 91 day rehabilitative suspension for misrepresenting facts in an affidavit filed with the court and attempting to limit his liability for Read More