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Florida lawyer trust accounts
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April 3, 2013
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Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust accounts
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Supreme Court of Florida lawyer disciplinary opinion rejecting a referee’s recommendation of suspension and disbarring two lawyers whose bookkeeper allegedly misappropriated thousands of dollars from the trust account; notwithstanding their acknowledged efforts to make the clients whole. The cases are: The Read More
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November 15, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust accounts
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the scheduled expiration of the Dodd-Frank Deposit Insurance Provision on December 31, 2012 which would remove the unlimited deposit insurance coverage for Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTAs- called IOTA trust accounts in Florida) to fiduciary account coverage of $250,000.00 per client ledger Read More
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April 25, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sharing fees with non-lawyers
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Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Indiana State Bar Association Ethics Opinion which states that a lawyers’ use of group coupon or daily deal programs to obtain new clients is “fraught with peril” and most likely violates Indiana Bar Rules. The opinion is Indiana State Bar Association Read More
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April 23, 2012
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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
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Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will update my 4/19/12 Ethics Alert discussing the recent Florida Bar Board of Governors’ approval of revisions to trust account rules which, inter alia, requiring written plans listing responsible lawyers. The proposed rules and a sample plan are here: 2012 BOG trust account revisions. As Read More
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April 18, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust accounts
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Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the very recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida adopting revisions to, inter alia, Bar Rule 5-1.2, Trust Account Records and Procedures and Rule 4-8.3(c) Reporting Professional Misconduct. The amendments will become effective 7/1/12. The Bar proposed various revisions to Rule 5-1.2 Read More
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April 3, 2012
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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
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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
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