By Admin | Published December 23, 2013 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 advertising rules federal lawsuit, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Advertising opinions, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising Linkedin.com, Lawyer Advertising opinion, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions Linkedin.com, Lawyer Professionalism, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | 2 Comments
Florida law firm files federal suit challenging constitutionality of The Florida Bar’s 2013 advertising rules, including LinkedIn and “objectively verifiable” requirements
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent federal lawsuit which was filed in the U.S. Northern District of Florida by the law firm of Searcy, Denney et al and their named partners challenging the constitutionality of the 2013 amended Florida Bar advertising rules. The case style is Searcy Read More
Read MoreFlorida Bar’s Board of Governors approves guidelines for advertising past results and revokes informal advisory opinion stating that LinkedIn violates Bar Rules
By Admin | Published December 19, 2013 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising Linkedin.com, Lawyer advertsiing twitter advertising and solicitation, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions Linkedin.com, Lawyer responsibilities AVVO and Linkedin, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | 1 Comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent decisions of the Florida Bar Board of Governors, including approval of guidelines for advertising past results and revoking the staff advisory opinion stating the LinkedIn violates Bar Rules. The Guidelines for Advertising Past Results are attached and are here: https://www.floridabar.org/TFB/TFBResources.nsf/Attachments/FB68CB88389B9FC785257C430053B5F9/$FILE/guidelines%20past%20results.pdf?OpenElement The Read More
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court rejects recommended 90 day suspension and imposes 1 year suspension for lawyer’s misconduct in immigration and malpractice matters
By Admin | Published December 9, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, Communication with clients, dishonesty, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, fraud, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer false testimony, Lawyer improper fees, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer wilful failure to comply with court order, Lawyer wilful failure to comply with discovery | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, communication with client, corsmeier, deceit, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, Lawyer misuse of client funds | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida which rejected a referee’s recommended 90-day suspension as too lenient and imposed a one (1) year suspension for the lawyer’s serious misconduct in an immigration matter and in a subsequent malpractice suit. The opinion Read More
Read MoreNebraska Supreme Court imposes indefinite suspension on lawyer who contacted the criminal prosecutor after she was fired to “ensure the client’s conviction.”
By Admin | Published November 25, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Communication with clients, Confidentiality and privilege, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, lawyer discipline for failure to respond to complaint, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the Nebraska Supreme Court imposing an indefinite suspension on a lawyer who failed to respond to charges that she “disclos(ed) confidential information regarding criminal charges against a former client in order to ensure the client’s conviction.” The opinion is Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey Federal District Court states that lawyers may not post excerpts from judicial opinions complimenting the quality the lawyers’ work on their websites
By Admin | Published November 14, 2013 | Posted in joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising judicial opinion excerpts on website, Lawyer Professionalism, Lawyer websites | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of a judge in the Federal District Court in New Jersey which upheld a New Jersey advertising Guideline which stated that a lawyer or law firm “may not include, on a website or other advertisement, a quotation or excerpt from Read More
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court suspends lawyer for 2 years for “appalling and unprofessional behavior” including “screaming at judges and opposing counsel”
By Admin | Published November 4, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline | 3 Comments
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Supreme Court of Florida disciplinary opinion which increased a referee’s recommended suspension from 90 days to 2 years for “appalling and unprofessional behavior” including, inter alia, “screaming at judges and opposing counsel, and personally attacking opposing counsel by disparaging him and Read More
Read MoreRhode Island lawyer who “blindly followed instructions” of “internet scammer” to forward fraudulently obtained trust funds is publicly censured
By Admin | Published October 31, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account scams, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Rhode Island Supreme Court opinion publicly censoring a lawyer who “blindly followed the instructions” of an “internet scammer” to forward fraudulently obtained trust funds to accounts around the world. The opinion is here: https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SupremeCourt/Orders/13-275.pd. According to the opinion, the “internet scammer” Read More
Read MoreThe Florida Bar’s Statewide Committee on Advertising has reversed in part and affirmed in part the recent Bar Staff Opinion on LinkedIn
By Admin | Published October 29, 2013 | Posted in Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Advertising opinions, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising Linkedin.com, Lawyer Advertising opinion, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer ethics opinions Linkedin.com | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, Florida Bar Ethics Opinions, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | 2 Comments
Hello everyone and welcome to this update of my October 14, 2013 Ethics Alert which will discuss the decision of The Florida Bar Standing Committee on Advertising (SCA) today (October 29, 2013) regarding the 9/11/13 Florida Bar Advertising Staff Opinion. That Staff Opinion states, inter alia, that Florida lawyers cannot list areas of practice on Read More
Read MoreThe Florida Bar’s BOG Communications Committee considers the posting of records in pending lawyer disciplinary matters on the Bar’s website
By Admin | Published October 24, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the article in the November 1, 2013 issue of The Florida Bar News about the issue of publicizing pending Bar disciplinary matters which was discussed by the Bar Board of Governors (BOG) Communications Committee at its meeting on October 3, 2013. The article is Read More
Read MoreABA ethics opinion states that lawyers may use Groupon-type websites to market legal services; however, there are “numerous difficult” ethics issues
By Admin | Published October 23, 2013 | Posted in joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics Groupon, Lawyer ethics opinions, lawyer ethics opinions Groupon type marketing, Lawyer ethics opinions nonrefundable fees, Lawyer Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer ethics opinions Groupon marketing | Leave a comment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent American Bar Association formal ethics opinion which states that lawyers may market using Groupon type websites; however, there are “numerous difficult issues associated with prepaid deals, especially how to properly manage payment of advance legal fees”. The opinion is ABA Formal Opinion Read More
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