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Florida Bar’s Board of Governors will vote on substantial revisions to Bar rules related to lawyer referral services

By | Published June 28, 2016 | Posted in Florida Bar 2016 Lawyer referral rule revisions, Florida Bar lawyer referral rule revisions, Florida Bar matching services, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer Referral Services | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the proposed revisions to the lawyer referral Bar rules which would change the names to “matching services” and “qualifying providers” and substantially revise the existing referral rules.  The proposed rule revisions are here:  https://www.floridabar.org/TFB/TFBResources.nsf/Attachments/D8FFF4171E28E5C085257FA300648D6B/$FILE/4-7.22%20et%20al%20legislative.pdf?OpenElement The proposed rules address for-profit companies that link lawyers Read More

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Eighth Circuit Appeals Court reverses trial court and permits law firm to withdraw for client’s failure to pay fees and fulfill obligations to lawyer

By | Published June 23, 2016 | Posted in Ethics and lawyer withdrawal, Grounds for lawyer withdrawal, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer withdrawal | Tagged Tags: , , , | 1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversing a trial court order and permitting a law firm to withdraw because of the client’s failure to pay the firm’s fees and to provide the firm with information “critical for its defense.” Read More

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Florida Bar Board of Governors votes to prohibit actors from reading client testimonials in lawyer advertisements

By | Published June 20, 2016 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising actors, Lawyer advertising testimonials, Lawyer advertising testimonials read by actors, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the May 2016 decision of the Florida Bar’s Board of Governors (BOG) to prohibit client testimonials read by actors in lawyer advertisements. According to an article in the June 15, 2016 Florida Bar News, the BOG debated whether accept or reject a Bar 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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Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL) issues report recommending substantial revisions to advertising and solicitation rules

By | Published June 10, 2016 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising and solicitation, Lawyer advertising and solicitation APRL report, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent report of the Advertising Committee of Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL) recommending revisions to the lawyer solicitation rules.  The April 26, 2016 report of the APRL Regulation of Lawyer Advertising Committee is here:  https://www.aprl.net/publications/downloads/APRL_2016_Lawyer-Advertising-Supplemental-Report_04-26-16_w-Attach.pdf The APRL Advertising Committee’s previous report Read More

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New York State Bar ethics opinion addresses ethics issues when a lawyer copies a client with communications to opposing counsel

By | Published June 8, 2016 | Posted in Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Communication with clients, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion addressing ethics issues related to a lawyer sending correspondence to opposing counsel and copying the client.  The Ethics Opinion is NYSBA Ethics Op. 1076 (Dec. 2015) and the opinion is here:  https://www.nysba.org/CustomTemplates/Content.aspx?id=60757 The opinion Read More

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Can a referring lawyer be held liable for the referral lawyer’s malpractice?

By | Published June 6, 2016 | Posted in Florida Bar rule 4-1.5 resolution of extraordinary liens, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer referral fees, Lawyer referral fees legal malpractice, Lawyer referral fees void under Chandris, Lawyer referrals liability for legal malpractice | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | 2 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss whether a lawyer could be potentially liable for another lawyer’s legal malpractice (and potential Bar rule violations) by making a referral.  The short answer is yes.  Of course, under the Florida Bar lawyer disciplinary rules and most, if not all, jurisdictions, it is 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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Florida Bar Board of Governors approves Florida Bar advertising rule amendment regarding lawyer’s use of “expert” and “specialist”

By | Published May 25, 2016 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising specialties and certification, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyers use of specialization and expertise ethics | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Hello and welcome to this update of my May 19, 2016 Ethics Alert regarding the Florida Bar Board of Governors’ final review of the proposed amendment to Florida Bar Rule 4-7.14 related to claims of specialization and expertise in advertisements.  The BOG approved the rule amendment as drafted at its meeting on May 20, 2016 Read More

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