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Florida Bar Board of Governors will consider final action on rule amendment regarding use of “expert” and “specialist”

By | Published May 19, 2016 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 advertising rules federal lawsuit, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising specialties and certification, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the upcoming Florida Bar Board of Governors meeting this week in Palm Beach wherein the BOG is scheduled to vote on final action regarding a proposed amendment to Florida Bar Rule 4-7.14 related to claims of specialization and expertise. The proposed amendment was drafted Read More

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Florida Bar Board of Governors considers advertising rule amendments on use of “expert” and “specialist” and approves rule regarding faxes, telegrams and online chatrooms

By | Published March 22, 2016 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Advertising and solicitation with text messages, Florida 2013 advertising rules federal lawsuit, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising specialties and certification, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Florida Bar Board of Governors meeting wherein the BOG discussed rule changes to comply with a Florida federal district court judge’s Order finding that Bar rule which prevented non-certified lawyers from stating they have expertise or specialize in an area of law Read More

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The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors gives final approval to Bar Rule 4-1.5(f) amendment related to resolution of extraordinary liens in contingency matters

By | Published December 15, 2015 | Posted in 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 | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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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LegalZoom settles multi-million dollar antitrust suit against the North Carolina State Bar with agreement to continue operating

By | Published October 28, 2015 | Posted in Bar antitrust, BAR UPL antitrust, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Unauthorized practice of law, Unlicensed practice of law, Unlicensed practice of law antitrust lawsuit | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent agreement between LegalZoom and the North Carolina State Bar which will apparently settle its multi-million dollar antitrust lawsuit which was filed in the North Carolina Middle District in June 2015.  The agreement has certain conditions and would allow LegalZoom to continue operating Read More

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Florida Bar will not prohibit non-certified lawyers from making “objectively verifiable” claims of specialization/expertise

By | Published October 15, 2015 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 advertising rules federal lawsuit, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising specialties and certification, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert update which will discuss the fallout from the September 30, 2015 Order and injunction by U.S. Northern District of Florida Judge Robert Hinkle finding that the Florida Bar Rule prohibiting truthful claims of expertise without certification is unconstitutional and enjoining its enforcement.  The order is in Searcy et Read More

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Federal District Judge enjoins The Florida Bar from enforcing rule prohibiting truthful claims of expertise

By | Published October 2, 2015 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 advertising rules federal lawsuit, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising specialties and certification, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer websites | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

    Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the September 30, 2015 order and injunction issued by a U.S. Northern District of Florida Judge finding The Florida Bar’s rule prohibiting truthful claims of expertise without certification unconstitutional and enjoining their enforcement.  The injunction order is in the federal case of Searcy Read More

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Florida Supreme Court issues opinion stating that lawyers should be prohibited from accepting referrals from non-lawyer owned referral services

By | Published September 25, 2015 | Posted in Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer Referral Services | Tagged Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

Revised with corrected link to Supreme Court opinion only.  I apologize for any inconvenience. Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida which rejected The Florida Bar’s proposed lawyer referral rules and stated that lawyers should be prohibited from accepting referrals from non-lawyer owned Read More

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Florida Bar Board of Governors finds that unrequested texts to prospective clients on specific matters are not prohibited solicitations

By | Published August 20, 2015 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Advertising and solicitation with text messages, Florida Lawyer Advertising opinions, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer Advertising opinion, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer text messages- solicitation | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | 1 Comment

  Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent and somewhat surprising decision of the Florida Bar’s Board of Governors to reverse Statewide Advertising Committee’s opinion that texts to prospective clients on specific matters would be solicitations in violation of the Bar rules. As I previously reported in the June Read More

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