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Florida Supreme Court suspends lawyer for 2 years for “appalling and unprofessional behavior” including “screaming at judges and opposing counsel”

By | 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: , , , , , , , | 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

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The Florida Bar’s Statewide Committee on Advertising has reversed in part and affirmed in part the recent Bar Staff Opinion on LinkedIn

By | 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: , , , , , , , , | 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

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The Florida Bar’s BOG Communications Committee considers the posting of records in pending lawyer disciplinary matters on the Bar’s website

By | 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: , , , , , | 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

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ABA ethics opinion states that lawyers may use Groupon-type websites to market legal services; however, there are “numerous difficult” ethics issues

By | 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: , , , , | 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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Ohio lawyer reprimanded for filing defamation action against wrong party without conducting investigation, failing to amend, and failing to respond to Bar complaint

By | Published October 17, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, lawyer discipline for failure to respond to complaint, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer lack of diligence, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Supreme Court of Ohio opinion reprimanding a lawyer for filing a defamation action against the wrong party without conducting an investigation, refusing to amend when advised of the error, and failing to respond to the subsequent Bar complaint.  The opinion is Ohio Read More

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New Florida Statutes §732.806, which is effective October 1, 2013, makes an improper gift to a lawyer in a will or other estate instrument void

By | Published October 1, 2013 | Posted in Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer testamentary gifts from clients, Statute lawyer gifts from clients in will | Tagged Tags: , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss new Florida Statutes §732.806, which is effective today, October 1, 2013.  The new statute provision makes an improper gift to a lawyer in an estate planning instrument void as a matter of Florida law.  The statutory provision is here: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0732/Sections/0732.806.html The new Florida statute Read More

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Philadelphia ethics opinion states that former firm is permitted to review incoming e-mails of departed lawyer and must hold disputed funds in trust

By | Published September 30, 2013 | Posted in Departing lawyer and law firm responsibilities, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer trust accounts, Lawyer written fee agreements | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Philadelphia Bar Association Ethics Opinion which states that a law firm can review incoming e-mails of former partner and is not required to program the e-mails to just be returned to senders and must also hold fee retainer funds which are disputed Read More

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Florida Bar Staff Opinion states that Florida lawyers are prohibited from listing areas of practice on Linkedin.com “Skills and Expertise” page unless certified in those areas

By | Published September 24, 2013 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Advertising opinions, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising Linkedin.com, Lawyer Advertising opinion, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer ethics opinions Linkedin.com | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the September 11, 2013 Florida Bar Advertising Staff Opinion which states that Florida lawyers cannot list areas of practice on Linkedin.com “Skills and Expertise” page unless they are Board Certified (or the equivalent).  The staff opinion is here: https://it-lex.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Florida-Bar-Opinion-re-LinkedIn-Redacted.pdf     As you most likely already Read More

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