By Admin | Published October 3, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Ethics opinions fee retainers and nonrefundable fees, Excessive fee, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, nonrefundable fees, retainer agreement, trust accounts | Leave a comment
Iowa lawyer suspended for 30 days for trust account and other violations after former paralegal reports her for accepting fee retainers and improperly placing them in her operating account and other locations
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Iowa disciplinary case suspending an Iowa lawyer for one month for failing to deposit client funds into her trust account after she was reported to the Iowa Bar by her former paralegal. The case is Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board Read More
Read MoreNew York lawyer disbarred for improperly taking fees from immigration client’s bond money, falsifying a bill to justify taking the fees, and showing defiance and no remorse
By Admin | Published September 28, 2012 | Posted in and fraud, Attorney discipline, Excessive fee, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, bond money, corsmeier, excessive fee, immigration matter, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, new york lawyer, nonrefundable fees, retainer agreement | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent disciplinary opinion of the New York Appellate Court disbarring a New York lawyer for improperly removing bond money paid by a client to pay his fees, falsifying a bill, and showing defiance and a lack of remorse. The case is Matter Read More
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court suspends Winters and Yonker for misconduct in leaving Mulholland law firm, including theft for removal of Mulholland firm’s client files
By Admin | Published September 11, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent disciplinary opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida suspending Florida lawyer William Winters from practice for 91 days and Mark Yonker for 60 days. The consolidated case is The Florida Bar vs. William Henry Winters and Marc Edward Yonkers, Case SC10-1333 Read More
Read MoreMaryland discipline opinion imposes reprimand on New York lawyer who practiced immigration law in Maryland, failed to disclose that he was not admitted, and represented clients in Maryland state matters
By Admin | Published September 11, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Failure to Disclose limitations on practice, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyers and social media, Unauthorized practice of law | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the Maryland Court of Appeals imposing a public reprimand on a New York lawyer who practiced immigration law in Maryland but failed to disclose that he was not admitted in Maryland. The opinion is Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland Read More
Read MoreFlorida 3rd District Court of Appeal affirms that lawyer’s receipt and “skimming” of confidential mediation statement does not require disqualification
By Admin | Published August 31, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Disqualification, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Documents, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer disqualification, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, inadvertent disclosure of confidential documents, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality | 1 Comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Third District Court of Appeal in which it held that a lawyer’s receipt and “skimming” of confidential mediation statement of the opposing party does not require the disqualification of the party’s lawyer. The opinion is Maribor v. Dreiling, Fla. Read More
Read MoreNew York lawyer is indicted for stealing client funds and falsifying documents submitted to grievance committee purportedly from clients asking that Bar complaints be withdrawn
By Admin | Published August 29, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, 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 | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent press release by the New York County District Attorney regarding a New York lawyer who was recently indicted for stealing personal injury settlement funds from numerous clients and then sending fraudulent letters to a New York disciplinary committee purportedly from clients requesting Read More
Read MoreFlorida Bar Ethics Opinion 93-3 states that fees designated as “non-refundable” may be excessive and prohibited under certain circumstances
By Admin | Published August 17, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Ethics opinions fee retainers and nonrefundable fees, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer ethics opinions nonrefundable fees | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Ethics Opinions, Florida Bar Ethics opinions retainers and nonrefundable fees, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, nonrefundable fees | Leave a comment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 93-2, which discusses, inter alia, the propriety and effect of the designation of a fee as “non-refundable”. As I reported in a recent Ethics Alert, the Rules Committee of the Florida Bar’s Board of Governors voted not to move forward Read More
Read MoreUpdate: Florida Bar’s Board of Governors directs Professional Ethics Committee to prepare opinion on cloud computing
By Admin | Published August 4, 2012 | Posted in Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Florida lawyer cloud computing, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing and confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinion could computing, Lawyer ethics opinions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing, lawyer confidentiality | Leave a comment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will provide an update on the status of the potential ethics advisory opinion on cloud computing and the recent decision of the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar (BOG) to direct Professional Ethics Committee (PEC) to prepare an ethics opinion on protecting client confidences when lawyers Read More
Read MoreFlorida Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee requests Board of Governors to direct it to prepare ethics opinion on cloud computing
By Admin | Published August 4, 2012 | Posted in Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing and confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing, lawyer confidentiality | 2 Comments
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent request of the Professional Ethics Committee of The Florida Bar (PEC) to request that the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar (BOG) direct it to prepare an ethics opinion on protecting client confidences when lawyers want to store records via third Read More
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court imposes one year suspension on lawyer for disparaging client and revealing client’s confidences in court documents
By Admin | Published August 1, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer confidentiality | Leave a comment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent disciplinary opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida which imposed a one (1) year suspension on a Florida lawyer who made disparaging comments about a client and revealed confidences in court pleadings. The opinion increased the discipline from the 90 day suspension Read More
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