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⟨ Text messages inadmissible evidence: Pennsylvania Appellate Court says text messages were hearsay and not authenticated
Hello everyone and welcome to this edition of the Ethics Alert. This Ethics Alert will discuss the September 16, 2011 Pennsylvania Appellate Court opinion which reversed and remanded a criminal conviction after finding that text messages were inadmissible hearsay and lacked authentication and could be used as evidence in a criminal case to show that Read More
Read MoreJacksonville Federal District Judge rules that Florida Bar Rules prohibiting “manipulative” advertisements and background sounds other than instrumental music are unconstitutional
Hello everyone and welcome to the October 4, 2011 edition of the Ethics Alert. This Ethics Alert will discuss the very recent media reports of the September 30, 2011 federal district court opinion which struck the Florida Bar advertising rules which prohibit “manipulative” advertising language and background sounds other than instrumental music as violations Read More
Read MoreLetters of Protection, Notice of Receipt of Trust Funds, and Disputes over Settlement Funds in Personal Injury and Other Matters
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert. Since I have been fielding questions on these issues recently, this Ethics Alert will briefly discuss the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar and issues and answers related to lawyers’ Letters of Protection (LOPs), notification of third party lien holders of receipt of trust funds, and disputes Read More
Read MoreSecond DCA says plaintiff’s law firm must be disqualified when it also represents defendant’s former lawyer in a related legal malpractice action
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert. This Alert will discuss the September 21, 2011 Second District Court of Appeal opinion which granted a writ of certiorari and remanded the denial of the disqualification of the law firm stating that the law firm must be disqualified since it also represented the defendant’s former Read More
Read MoreRecent ABA Opinion Says Lawyers Can Assist Clients With Communications to Represented Persons/Spouses
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert! The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility recently released Formal Ethics Opinion 11-461 (August 4, 2011) Advising Clients Regarding Direct Contacts with Represented Persons and this Ethics Alert will discuss the Opinion. As I have previously indicated, ABA (and The Florida Bar) Ethics Read More
Read MoreFormer Greenberg Traurig Chicago Partner Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Overbilling a City near Chicago
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert which discusses the recent media reports that a lawyer who worked for the Chicago office of Greenberg Traurig pled guilty to criminal charges and sentenced for falsely billing $100,000.00 worth of work to the City of Calumet Park, a suburb of Chicago. According to the Read More
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court Adds Pledge of “Fairness, Integrity, and Civility” to Lawyer’s Oath of Admission
JACPA Ethics Alert: Florida Supreme Court Adds Pledge of “Fairness, Integrity, and Civility” to Lawyer’s Oath of Admission.
Read MoreSouth Carolina Ethics Advisory Opinion says SC Lawyers Can Use “Daily Deal” Websites That Offer Discounted Rates to Market Legal Services
Hello everyone and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert which discusses the recent South Carolina Ethics Advisory Opinion which states that lawyers can use “daily deal” websites (i.e. Groupon) which offer services at discounted rates to market legal services. The SC Ethics Opinion number is 11-05 and is available on the South Carolina Bar’s Read More
Read MoreNew California Law makes it a Misdemeanor for Jurors to Communicate on Facebook, Text, or Tweet about a Pending Case
New California Law makes it a Misdemeanor for Jurors to Communicate on Facebook, Text, or Tweet about a Pending Case Hello everyone and welcome to the JACPA Ethics Alert. This Ethics Alert will discuss the new California law which makes it a misdemeanor contempt of court punishable by up to 6 months in jail Read More
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