Ethics Alert – Iowa Supreme Court reprimands lawyer who billed corporate client for costs of sanctions which “resulted from his own lack of diligence and communication”

By Admin | Published September 5, 2014 | Posted in Attorney discipline, deceit, dishonesty, Excessive fee, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer lack of communication with client, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer lack of diligence, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer unreasonable fee | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, Lawyer failure to communicate, lawyer unreasonable fee | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Iowa Supreme Court opinion which adopted a disciplinary report and imposed a reprimand on a lawyer who billed his corporate client for costs of attorney’s fee sanctions which “resulted from his own lack of diligence and communication”. The disciplinary opinion is: Read More

Kentucky Supreme Court upholds ethics opinion finding that a waiver of ineffective assistance claims as part of criminal plea bargain violates ethics lawyer rules

By Admin | Published August 25, 2014 | Posted in Florida lawyer ethics opinion 12-1 waiver of ineffective assistance of counsel and prosecutorial misconduct, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Prosecutorial misconduct ethics | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Kentucky Supreme Court opinion which upheld an ethics opinion stating that waiver of ineffective assistance claims as part of plea bargain violates lawyer ethics rules. The opinion is: United States of America v. Kentucky Bar Association, Case No. 2013-SC-000270-KB (August 21, Read More

North Carolina lawyer reprimanded for sending ex-parte e-mails to judge and law clerk in “extremely contentious” divorce matter

By Admin | Published August 20, 2014 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer improper ex parte contact with judge, Lawyer Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline | 1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent reprimand of a North Carolina lawyer for sending ex-parte e-mails to the judge and the judge’s law clerk in a “protracted and extremely contentious domestic case”. The reprimand is: In the Matter of Claire J. Samuels, NC Case No. 13G0801 (May Read More

South Carolina Supreme Court prohibits another Florida lawyer from practicing law who solicited over the internet, made misrepresentations, and represented clients

By Admin | Published August 18, 2014 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, lawyer discipline for failure to respond to complaint, Lawyer disciplined in state where not admitted, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer false statements in response to Bar complaint, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer websites | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, dishonesty, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules, lawyer discipline, lawyer discipline in state where not admitted | 2 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the South Carolina Supreme Court which prohibited another Florida lawyer who was not admitted in that state from admission to practice for soliciting over the internet and representing clients, making false statements, and failing to respond to the allegations, Read More

Connecticut lawyer agrees to a suspension for 4 months and career prohibition on representing women to resolve disciplinary allegations

By Admin | Published August 12, 2014 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer discipline alleged sexual misconduct, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent media stories about a Connecticut lawyer who was suspended for four months and prohibited from representing female clients for the rest of his career after he was found guilty of representing women in family law and domestic-violence cases in violation of Read More

Florida Supreme Court disbars lawyer for, inter alia, making agreement with defendant for payment to make the case “go away” while representing victim

By Admin | Published July 30, 2014 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer lack of diligence, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog (with a corrected title) which discusses the recent the Florida Supreme Court Order which upheld a referee’s report and disbarred a Florida lawyer for, inter alia, making an agreement with a defendant in a criminal matter for payment to make the criminal case “go away” while Read More

Florida Supreme Court disbars lawyer for, inter alia, making agreement with defendant for payment to make the case “go away” while representing victim

By Admin | Published July 29, 2014 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Conflict of interest criminal cases, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conflict of interest, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent the Florida Supreme Court Order which upheld a referee’s report and disbarred a Florida lawyer for, inter alia, making an agreement with a defendant in a criminal matter for payment to make the criminal case “go away” while representing the victim Read More

Indiana Supreme Court suspends lawyer for one year with reinstatement for, inter alia, multiple unauthorized transfers from trust account

By Admin | Published July 11, 2014 | 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 sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, 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 Indiana Supreme Court opinion suspending a lawyer for not less than one year and without automatic reinstatement for multiple unauthorized withdrawals from his trust account and holding client funds in a PayPal account. The opinion is In the Matter of Jeffrey Read More

Florida Supreme Court increases suspension of former prosecutor to 2 years for extensive texting and calls with circuit judge presiding over prosecutor’s murder trial

By Admin | Published June 23, 2014 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the June 2013 Florida Supreme Court opinion suspending a lawyer and former prosecutor for extensive texting with a presiding judge who was the judge in the prosecutor’s first degree murder trial. The opinion is The Florida Bar v. Scheinberg, SC11-1865 (Fla. Supreme Court Read More

Florida Supreme Court disbars former judge for extensive texting with prosecutor while presiding in murder trial and for “dishonest conduct”

By Admin | Published June 16, 2014 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, deceit, dishonesty, Florida Bar, Florida judge ethics, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, fraud, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Judicial ethics, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer false testimony, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice | 4 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court opinion disbarring a lawyer and former judge for extensive texting with a prosecutor at the same time that she was the presiding judge in the prosecutor’s first degree murder trial. The opinion is The Florida Bar v. Ana Read More

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