Lawyer’s ethical obligations in surrendering client papers and property after termination of representation and asserting retaining liens

By Admin | Published August 17, 2016 | Posted in ABA formal opinions, Ethics and lawyer withdrawal, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida lawyer ethics client file retaining liens, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer ethics retaining liens, Lawyer ethics returning documents to client after termination | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Ethics Opinions, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer ethics Florida client retaining liens | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert will discuss the lawyer’s ethical obligations to surrender papers and property to which the former client is entitled after termination of the representation and asserting retaining liens. American Bar Association Formal Ethics Opinion 471 provides a good overview of these ethical obligations. The July 1, 2015 ABA Read More

Lawyer’s ethical obligations in surrendering client papers and property after termination of the representation

By Admin | Published August 16, 2016 | Posted in ABA Ethics opinion in providing file documents to former clients after termination, ABA formal opinions, Attorney Ethics, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinion in providing file documents to former clients after termination, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer ethics returning documents to client after termination | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert will discuss American Bar Association Formal Ethics Opinion 471 which addresses the lawyer’s ethical obligations to surrender papers and property to which the former client is entitled after termination of the representation. The ABA opinion and provides a good overview of those obligations. The advisory opinion was Read More

South Carolina ethics advisory opinion states that matching legal services such as those offered by Avvo are prohibited

By Admin | Published August 12, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Avvo legal services, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer improper referral fees and fee splitting, Lawyer matching services Avvo, Lawyer referral fees, Lawyer Referral Services, Lawyer sharing fees with non-lawyers | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Avvo matching services, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, improper fee splitting and referral fees Avvo, joseph corsmeier, lawyer ethics opinions Avvo and lawyer matching services | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent South Carolina ethics advisory opinion which states that marketing fees to non-lawyer companies collected as part of legal fees are prohibited. The advisory opinion is here: https://www.scbar.org/Bar-Members/Ethics-Advisory-Opinions/Opinion-View/ArticleId/2455/Ethics-Advisory-Opinion-16-06 The July 14, 2016 ethics advisory opinion discusses a marketing program and fee arrangement similar to Read More

Florida Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee concludes that a lawyer can forgive advanced costs after a negligence case is resolved

By Admin | Published July 6, 2016 | Posted in Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer waiving costs and fees, Waiver of costs, waiver of costs financial assistance to client | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, financial assistance to client, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Ethics Opinions, joseph corsmeier, Rule 4-1.8(e) financial assistance to client | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the Bar Professional Ethics Committee’s (PEC) Proposed Advisory Opinion 16-1, which concludes that a lawyer can forgive advanced costs at the conclusion of a negligence case when the lawyer also does not take a fee and inform lien holders and the lawyer advises Read More

ABA issues formal ethics opinion addressing lawyer’s duties upon receipt of subpoena or other process for client confidential documents

By Admin | Published March 3, 2016 | Posted in ABA formal opinions, ABA formal opinions ethics duties re subpoena or other process for confidential documents, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics duties re subpoena for client confidential documents and information, Lawyer ethics opinions | Tagged Tags: ABA formal ethics opinion subpoena for client confidential documents information, Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer ethics subpoena for condidential documents and information | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent American Bar Association Formal Opinion 473, which provides guidance to lawyers regarding ethical duties and obligations under the Model Rules upon receipt of a subpoena or other compulsory process for client documents and information. ABA Formal Opinion 473 (February 17, 2016) is Read More

ABA adopts Resolution 105 encouraging states to consider non-traditional legal service providers, including non-lawyer firm ownership

By Admin | Published February 9, 2016 | Posted in ABA Resolution 105 February 2016, ABA Resolution 105 non lawyer ownership of law firms, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, lawyer ethics opinions Groupon type marketing, Non-lawyer ownership of law firms | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the American Bar Association’s February 8, 2016 approval and adoption of Formal Resolution 105, which adopts the ABA Model Regulatory Objectives for the Provision of Legal Services. The Final ABA Resolution 105 as Revised and Adopted is here: https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/images/abanews/2016mymres/105.pdf According to the ABA website, Read More

New York City Bar Association issues ethics opinion addressing LinkedIn profiles and New York attorney advertising rules

By Admin | Published January 6, 2016 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, 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, Lawyer social media ethics, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules, Lawyer ethics opinions LinkedIn | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Formal Opinion of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York Committee on Professional Ethics which concluded that a lawyer’s LinkedIn profile is not subject to New York Bar advertising rules if it is not posted specifically for the Read More

Florida Bar Board of Governors approves ethics opinion providing guidance on removal of information from social media pages

By Admin | Published October 22, 2015 | Posted in Florida Bar ethics advisory opinion removal of social media content, Florida Bar proposed ethics opinion removal of information from social media, Florida Ethics Opinion 14-1 lawyer and client social media and Facebook pages, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 14-1 client social media pages, Florida Bar ethics opinion removal of social media content, Florida Bar Ethics Opinions, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer ethics opinions social media | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent approval of Florida Bar ethics advisory opinion 14-1 by The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors. The proposed ethics opinion states, with caveats, that lawyers may advise clients to “clean up” social media pages (including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.) in anticipation of Read More

New York City Bar Association Formal Opinion addresses what conduct by a lawyer constitutes a “threat of a disciplinary complaint”

By Admin | Published August 11, 2015 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinion threatening Bar complaint, Lawyer ethics opinion threatening criminal charge, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer threatening Bar complaint, Lawyer threatening disciplinary charge | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer ethics opinion Bar complaint, Lawyer threatening Bar compliant, lawyer threatening criminal charge, lawyer threatening discipline charge | 1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent New York City Bar Association Formal Opinion addressing conduct by a lawyer which may constitute a “threat of a disciplinary complaint”. The ethics opinion is N.Y.C. Bar Assoc. Formal Op. 2015-5 (June 2015) and is online here: https://www.nycbar.org/ethics/ethics-opinions-local/2015opinions/2196-formal-opinion-2015-5-whether-an-attorney-may-threaten-to-file-a-disciplinary-complaint-against-another-lawyer In my practice, Read More

Recent ABA Formal Ethics Opinion examines obligations of lawyers in providing file documents to former clients after termination

By Admin | Published July 8, 2015 | Posted in ABA Ethics opinion in providing file documents to former clients after termination, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinion in providing file documents to former clients after termination, Lawyer ethics opinions, lawyer ethics opinions Groupon type marketing, Lawyer ethics returning documents to client after termination | Tagged Tags: ABA opinion in providing file documents to former clients after termination, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer ethics in providing file documents to former clients after termination | 3 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss recent American Bar Association Formal Ethics Opinion 471 which discusses the obligations of lawyers to return file/documents to former clients. The opinion is Formal Opinion 471 (Ethical Obligations of Lawyer to Surrender Papers and Property to which Former Client is Entitled) (July 1, 2015) Read More

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