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Florida Supreme Court disbars 3 lawyers for misconduct in the settlement of multiple PIP and bad faith claims

By | Published October 10, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, deceit, dishonesty, Florida Bar, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer conflict of interest, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer improper fees, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer violation of Florida Bar Rule 4-1.5(f) failure to provide closing statement | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida which disbarred 3 Florida lawyers for misconduct in settling multiple PIP and bad faith claims.  The opinion is The Florida Bar v. Charles Jay Kane, The Florida Bar v. Harley Nathan Kane, The Florida Bar Read More

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Zealous representation or lawyer misconduct? Where does the Florida Supreme Court draw the line?

By | Published August 25, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer derogatory remarks, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer disparaging comments about lawyers and judges, Lawyer disparaging comments about lawyers and judges in pleadings and appeals, Lawyer disrupting tribunal, Lawyer disruptive conduct, Lawyer disruptive litigation conduct, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer failure to notify clients of suspension, Lawyer impugning qualifications or integrity of judge, Lawyer permanent disbarment, Lawyer permanent disbarment for contempt of suspension order, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer unauthorized practice of law while suspended, Lawyer unlicensed practice of law, Lawyer violation of court order, Lawyer wilful failure to comply with court order | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert will discuss the lawyer’s duty to competently and zealously represent a client and the Florida Supreme Court decisions addressing when a lawyer’s conduct may cross the line and constitute misconduct and violate the Florida Bar Rules.  Lawyers understand that they should zealously represent clients and, while that Read More

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N.J. Supreme Court reverses reprimand and dismisses complaint against lawyer who posted allegedly confidential information on his website

By | Published July 20, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer dismissal of Bar complaint, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer revealing client confidential information on internet, Lawyer websites | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent New Jersey Supreme Court opinion reversing a Disciplinary Review Board’s reprimand recommendation and dismissing a complaint against lawyer who was alleged to have posted client confidential information on his website.  The disciplinary case is In the Matter of Jay J. Chatarpaul, Read More

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Ohio Supreme Court suspends lawyer who engaged in sexually oriented text messages with a client

By | 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: , , , , , , | 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

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Illinois lawyer censured for settling deceased client’s injury case without informing court or opposing counsel of the death

By | Published May 27, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, deceit, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent censure of an Illinois lawyer for settling a deceased client’s personal injury case without informing court or opposing counsel of the client’s death.  The case is In the Matter of: Anthony Patrick Gilbreth, No. 6289576, Commission No. 2015PR00100 (Ill. SC May 18, 2016).  Read More

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New Jersey Supreme Court opinion holds that lawyers accused of improper Facebook access can be charged with ethics violations

By | Published April 21, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer discipline social media misuse, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer misconduct improper Facebook access, Lawyer misconduct improper social media access, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer social media ethics, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

  Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Supreme Court of New Jersey opinion which held that lawyers who allegedly engaged in improper conduct related to access of an opposing party’s Facebook page can be charged with disciplinary rule violations.  The disciplinary matter is John J. Robertelli v. The Read More

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Missouri Supreme Court suspends lawyer who used payroll document and opposing counsel’s written direct exam questions from e-mails hacked by client

By | Published April 11, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, deceit, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer threats and discipline | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

  Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert update blog which will discuss the disciplinary case against a Missouri lawyer who failed to disclose payroll document and direct examination questions of opposing counsel which were obtained by his client/husband by hacking the wife’s e-mail account, used them at a settlement conference, and planned to use Read More

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Ohio Supreme Court permanently disbars lawyer who was videotaped in court practicing law while indefinitely suspended

By | Published March 14, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, deceit, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer permanent disbarment for contempt of suspension order, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer sanctions for unlicensed practice of law, Lawyer unauthorized practice of law while suspended, Lawyer unlicensed practice of law, Lawyer violation of court order, Lawyer wilful failure to comply with court order, Unauthorized practice of law, unauthorized practice of law while suspended, Unlicensed practice of law | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss another recent Ohio Supreme Court opinion disbarring a lawyer who was caught on video representing a client in court 3 times, beginning less than three months after his license was indefinitely suspended.  The case is Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Pryatel, Slip Opinion No. Read More

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