By Admin | Published July 8, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer discipline social media misuse, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer revealing client confidential information on internet, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, Lawyer revealing confidential information in response to internet complaint | Leave a comment
Washington D.C. lawyer receives informal admonition for revealing client confidences in response to client’s negative website comments
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent informal admonishment of a Washington D.C. lawyer who responded to a client’s negative and critical comments and revealed confidential and specific information about her case, her emotional state, and confidential details about the attorney-client relationship. The disciplinary case is In re Read More
Read MoreFlorida Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee concludes that a lawyer can forgive advanced costs after a negligence case is resolved
By Admin | Published July 6, 2016 | Posted in Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer waiving costs and fees, Waiver of costs, waiver of costs financial assistance to client | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, financial assistance to client, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Ethics Opinions, joseph corsmeier, Rule 4-1.8(e) financial assistance to client | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the Bar Professional Ethics Committee’s (PEC) Proposed Advisory Opinion 16-1, which concludes that a lawyer can forgive advanced costs at the conclusion of a negligence case when the lawyer also does not take a fee and inform lien holders and the lawyer advises Read More
Read MoreFlorida Bar’s Board of Governors will vote on substantial revisions to Bar rules related to lawyer referral services
By Admin | Published June 28, 2016 | Posted in Florida Bar 2016 Lawyer referral rule revisions, Florida Bar lawyer referral rule revisions, Florida Bar matching services, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer Referral Services | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the proposed revisions to the lawyer referral Bar rules which would change the names to “matching services” and “qualifying providers” and substantially revise the existing referral rules. The proposed rule revisions are here: https://www.floridabar.org/TFB/TFBResources.nsf/Attachments/D8FFF4171E28E5C085257FA300648D6B/$FILE/4-7.22%20et%20al%20legislative.pdf?OpenElement The proposed rules address for-profit companies that link lawyers Read More
Read MoreEighth Circuit Appeals Court reverses trial court and permits law firm to withdraw for client’s failure to pay fees and fulfill obligations to lawyer
By Admin | Published June 23, 2016 | Posted in Ethics and lawyer withdrawal, Grounds for lawyer withdrawal, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer withdrawal | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | 1 Comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversing a trial court order and permitting a law firm to withdraw because of the client’s failure to pay the firm’s fees and to provide the firm with information “critical for its defense.” Read More
Read MoreFlorida Bar Board of Governors votes to prohibit actors from reading client testimonials in lawyer advertisements
By Admin | Published June 20, 2016 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising actors, Lawyer advertising testimonials, Lawyer advertising testimonials read by actors, 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 rules actors, Lawyer advertising rules testimonials | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the May 2016 decision of the Florida Bar’s Board of Governors (BOG) to prohibit client testimonials read by actors in lawyer advertisements. According to an article in the June 15, 2016 Florida Bar News, the BOG debated whether accept or reject a Bar Read More
Read MoreOhio Supreme Court suspends lawyer who engaged in sexually oriented text messages with a client
By Admin | Published June 15, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer discipline alleged sexual misconduct, Lawyer discipline sexting texting with client, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sex with client, Lawyer sexting with client | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, communication with client, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, Lawyer sexting texting with client | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the June 14, 2016 Ohio Supreme Court disciplinary opinion suspending a lawyer for one year (with six months stayed) for engaging in voluntary sexually explicit text messages and photos with a client. The case is Disciplinary Counsel v. Bartels, Case No. 2015-1638, Slip Read More
Read MoreAssociation of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL) issues report recommending substantial revisions to advertising and solicitation rules
By Admin | Published June 10, 2016 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising and solicitation, Lawyer advertising and solicitation APRL report, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules, Lawyer advertising solicitation | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent report of the Advertising Committee of Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL) recommending revisions to the lawyer solicitation rules. The April 26, 2016 report of the APRL Regulation of Lawyer Advertising Committee is here: https://www.aprl.net/publications/downloads/APRL_2016_Lawyer-Advertising-Supplemental-Report_04-26-16_w-Attach.pdf The APRL Advertising Committee’s previous report Read More
Read MoreNew York State Bar ethics opinion addresses ethics issues when a lawyer copies a client with communications to opposing counsel
By Admin | Published June 8, 2016 | Posted in Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Communication with clients, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, communication with client, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion addressing ethics issues related to a lawyer sending correspondence to opposing counsel and copying the client. The Ethics Opinion is NYSBA Ethics Op. 1076 (Dec. 2015) and the opinion is here: https://www.nysba.org/CustomTemplates/Content.aspx?id=60757 The opinion Read More
Read MoreCan a referring lawyer be held liable for the referral lawyer’s malpractice?
By Admin | Published June 6, 2016 | Posted in Florida Bar rule 4-1.5 resolution of extraordinary liens, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer referral fees, Lawyer referral fees legal malpractice, Lawyer referral fees void under Chandris, Lawyer referrals liability for legal malpractice | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer referrals legal malpractice liability | 2 Comments
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss whether a lawyer could be potentially liable for another lawyer’s legal malpractice (and potential Bar rule violations) by making a referral. The short answer is yes. Of course, under the Florida Bar lawyer disciplinary rules and most, if not all, jurisdictions, it is Read More
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court reprimands lawyer for distributing settlement funds without paying medical provider which had letter of protection
By Admin | Published June 1, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, Florida lawyer trust accounts, IOTA trust account, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust accounts, Lawyer trust IOTA trust account rules failure to pay letter of protection, Letters of protection | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, 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 March 3, 2016 Florida Supreme Court Order and reprimanding a lawyer for failing to pay a provider who held a letter of protection in a personal injury matter from the proceeds of a personal injury settlement. The case is: The Florida Bar Read More
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