North Dakota Supreme Court suspends lawyer for an additional 6 months for failing to notify “like 9,450 clients” of his prior disciplinary suspension

By Admin | Published December 21, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer failure to notify clients of suspension | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss recent North Dakota Supreme Court opinion which imposed a 6 month suspension on a lawyer who failed to notify clients of a previous suspension although he executed an affidavit attesting that he done so. The North Dakota disciplinary case is In re Loren Read More

Indiana Supreme Court suspends lawyer for six months with all but sixty days stayed for using trust account for both personal and client related expenses after IRS placed lien on his personal account

By Admin | Published December 19, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss recent Indiana Supreme Court opinion suspending a lawyer for six months with all but sixty days stayed for using his trust account for personal and client-related expenses after the IRS placed a lien on his personal account. The case is In the Matter Read More

Supreme Court of Ohio opinion imposes stayed 2 year suspension on a lawyer who misappropriated almost $70,000.00 from his client trust account to “lend” to his wife

By Admin | Published December 17, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer misappropriation of trust funds, Lawyer trust account discipline, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss recent Supreme Court of Ohio opinion which imposed a stayed 2 year suspension on a lawyer who took almost $70,000.00 from his trust account to “lend” to his wife to start a private investigator business. The case is Disciplinary Counsel v. Steve J. Read More

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court amends Massachusetts Bar Rules to require most fee arrangements to be in writing effective January 1, 2013

By Admin | Published December 12, 2012 | Posted in Bar rules fee agreements, joe corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer fee agreements, Lawyer written fee agreements | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar Rules fee agreements, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, retainer agreement | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Order issued by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court which will amend the Massachusetts Bar Rules to require most fee arrangements to be in writing effective January 1, 2013. The Order is online at: https://www.mass.gov/obcbbo/SJCRPC10-24-12.pdf. The Supreme Judicial Court Order amends Massachusetts Read More

lllinois discipline board recommends that former criminal prosecutor who engaged in inappropriate conduct toward a minor defendant and minor victim in separate criminal cases be disbarred

By Admin | Published December 10, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer criminal conduct, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Prosecutor criminal conduct, Prosecutorial misconduct ethics | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss very recent report and recommendation of an Illinois discipline board that a former criminal prosecutor who engaged in inappropriate conduct with a defendant and victim in separate criminal cases should be disbarred. The case is In the Matter of Hunter Logan, Illinois Disciplinary Read More

New York lawyer resigns after admitting that she forged judges’ signatures on multiple witness subpoenas

By Admin | Published December 6, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, deceit, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer criminal conduct, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer resignation in lieu of discipline/disbarment, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer resignation in lieu of discipline | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and happy St. Nicholas Day! Welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss recent resignation of a New York lawyer after she was charged with forging judge’s signatures on multiple witness subpoenas. The case is Matter of Theresa Lizio, 2012 NY Slip Op. 08240 (11/29/12). The opinion is online at: https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/appellate-division-first-department/2012/4177.html According Read More

West Virginia Supreme Court rejects defenses and mitigation of lawyer who beat and “seriously injured” a “defenseless client” with a wooden baseball bat and annuls his license

By Admin | Published December 3, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer criminal conduct, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss recent West Virginia Appeals Court opinion disbarring a lawyer for beating a defenseless client with a baseball bat. The case is Lawyer Disciplinary Bd. v. Joshua Robinson, W. Va., No. 35549 (10/25/12). The opinion is at: https://op.bna.com/mopc.nsf/id/kswn-8znlbs/$File/35549.pdf. The West Virginia Supreme Court of Read More

Ohio lawyer receives 1 year suspension for disclosing attorney/client confidential information to former Ohio State University head football coach Jim Tressel

By Admin | Published November 29, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, 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 conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice, lawyer confidentiality | 2 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss recent Ohio Supreme Court opinion suspending a lawyer for 1 year for disclosing confidential information to former Ohio State University head coach Jim Tressel. The case is Disciplinary Counsel v. Cicero, Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-5457 (November 28, 2012). The opinion is here: https://www.sconet.state.oh.us/ROD/docs/pdf/0/2012/2012-Ohio-5457.pdf According Read More

Kansas appeals court research lawyer is fired for tweeting that an ex-attorney state general was a “naughty, naughty boy” and “douchebag” during a Bar disciplinary hearing

By Admin | Published November 26, 2012 | Posted in joe corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss recent media articles about a Kansas appeals court research lawyer who was fired for tweeting that an ex-AG was a “naughty naughty boy” and “d—chebag” during Bar disciplinary hearing. According to the media reports, Sarah Peterson Herr, a research lawyer for a Kansas Read More