By Admin | Published November 30, 2015 | Posted in joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinion replacing trust funds after hack, Lawyer trust account scams, Lawyer trust account shortages, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer trust account replace funds after hacking, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | Leave a comment
North Carolina ethics opinion addresses lawyers ethical obligations regarding replacement of hacked trust funds
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent North Carolina Ethics Opinion which explains a lawyer’s duties and obligations regarding replacement of trust funds which are stolen as a result of hacking and other means. The ethics opinion is 2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 6 (October 23, 2015), and is Read More
Read MorePennsylvania lawyer agrees to disbarment for forging judge’s name on court order and misspelling it
By Admin | Published November 25, 2015 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, deceit, dishonesty, fraud, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer disbarment forging court order, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer discipline for criminalconviction, Lawyer discipline forging court order, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer criminal conduct, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court disciplinary Order disbarring a lawyer on consent for forging a judge’s name on an Order and misspelling it. The disciplinary case is In the Matter of Stephen P. Ellwood, Docket No. 181 DB 2015 (11/10/15), and the disbarment Read More
Read MoreNorth Carolina Bar complaint alleges, inter alia, that lawyer made disparaging statements about judges in court documents
By Admin | Published November 6, 2015 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer derogatory remarks, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer disparaging comments about lawyers and judges, Lawyer disparaging comments about lawyers and judges in pleadings and appeals, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer false statements in response to Bar complaint, Lawyer impugning qualifications or integrity of judge, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent disciplinary complaint against a North Carolina lawyer who is alleged to have made disparaging comments about lawyers and judges in court pleadings including, inter alia, accusing judges of “overwhelming incompetence and ignorance, as well as asinine and unprofessional behavior” and “acting like Read More
Read MoreLegalZoom settles multi-million dollar antitrust suit against the North Carolina State Bar with agreement to continue operating
By Admin | 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: Attorney Ethics, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, North Carolina UPL antitrust, Unlicensed practice of law antitrust, UPL antitrust | 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
Read MoreFlorida Bar Board of Governors approves ethics opinion providing guidance on removal of information from social media pages
By Admin | Published October 22, 2015 | Posted in Florida Bar ethics advisory opinion removal of social media content, Florida Bar proposed ethics opinion removal of information from social media, Florida Ethics Opinion 14-1 lawyer and client social media and Facebook pages, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 14-1 client social media pages, Florida Bar ethics opinion removal of social media content, Florida Bar Ethics Opinions, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer ethics opinions social media | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent approval of Florida Bar ethics advisory opinion 14-1 by The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors. The proposed ethics opinion states, with caveats, that lawyers may advise clients to “clean up” social media pages (including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.) in anticipation of Read More
Read MoreNew York paralegal indicted for allegedly creating more than 100 false settlement orders and forging signatures of 76 judges
By Admin | Published October 20, 2015 | Posted in joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Paralegal misconduct, Paralegal misconduct false orders and judge signatures | Tagged Tags: corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Paralegal misconduct forging judges signatures and falsifying orders | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Indictment of a New York paralegal for allegedly creating more than 100 false structured settlement orders and forging the signatures of 76 supreme court judges. The case is State of New York v. Thomas Rubino and the 234 count Indictment is Read More
Read MoreFlorida lawyer permanently disbarred for, inter alia, soliciting and making misrepresentations on website and representing clients in other states
By Admin | Published October 19, 2015 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, dishonesty, Florida Bar, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer lack of communication with client, Lawyer lack of diligence, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer permanent disbarment, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer sanctions for unlicensed practice of law, Lawyer unlicensed practice of law, Unauthorized practice of law | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, communication with client, corsmeier, deceit, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules, lawyer discipline, Lawyer failure to communicate, lawyer permanent disbarment | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court Order approving the Report of Referee and permanently disbarring a Florida lawyer for soliciting over the internet and representing clients in states in which she was not admitted, lack of diligence and communication, making false statements, and failing Read More
Read MoreFlorida Bar will not prohibit non-certified lawyers from making “objectively verifiable” claims of specialization/expertise
By Admin | 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: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules, Lawyer advertising specialization and certification | 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
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court permanently disbars lawyer for “defiant and contemptuous conduct”, and practicing while suspended
By Admin | Published October 9, 2015 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Bar, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer abusive e-mails, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer permanent disbarment for contempt of suspension order, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer threats and discipline, Lawyer unauthorized practice of law while suspended, Lawyer unlicensed practice of law, Lawyer violation of court order | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer contempt practicing while suspended, Lawyer disbarred for practicing while suspended, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the October 8, 2015 Florida Supreme Court opinion which permanently disbarred a lawyer for contempt of his previous 2 year suspension order, threats to Bar counsel, and “unrepentant attitude”. The case is The Florida Bar v. Jeffrey Alan Norkin, Case Nos. SC11-356 and No. SC13-2480. Read More
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Indiana lawyer who criticized judge’s “stubbornly injudicious attitude” and threatened Bar complaint against opposing counsel given 60 day suspension
By Admin | Published November 22, 2015 | Posted in and other derogatory remark, and other derogatory remarks, Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer derogatory remarks, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer disparaging comments about lawyers and judges, Lawyer disparaging comments about lawyers and judges in pleadings and appeals, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer threatening Bar complaint, Lawyer threatening disciplinary charge, Lawyer threats and discipline | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer criticism of judges, lawyer discipline, lawyer disparaging judges, lawyer threatening Bar complaint | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Indiana Supreme Court opinion suspending a lawyer for 60 days without automatic reinstatement who accused a judge of having a “stubbornly injudicious attitude” and threatened Bar complaint against opposing counsel. The disciplinary case is In the Matter of Michael E. Halpin, Case Read More
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