Florida Bar Statewide Advertising Committee finds that texts to prospective clients on specific matters are prohibited solicitations

By Admin | Published June 4, 2015 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Advertising and solicitation with text messages, Communication with clients, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Advertising opinions, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer Advertising opinion, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, communication with client, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent decision of the Florida Bar’s Statewide Advertising Committee to reject a plan by a law firm to obtain cell telephone numbers and send texts to prospective clients on specific matters since the text messages would be solicitations in violation of the Bar Read More

New York ethics opinion provides guidance for lawyers regarding the ethical implications of attorney profiles and content on LinkedIn

By Admin | Published March 30, 2015 | Posted in joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer ethics opinions Linkedin.com, Lawyer responsibilities AVVO and Linkedin, Lawyer social media ethics, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules, Lawyer ethics LinkedIn | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent New York ethics opinion which provides guidance to lawyers who use LinkedIn.com for professional enhancement as well as the ethical implications of attorney profiles. The opinion is New York County Lawyers Association Professional Ethics Committee Formal Opinion 748 (March 10, 2015) and Read More

Florida Bar proposed advisory opinion states that a lawyer may advise a client to remove information from social media pages before litigation

By Admin | Published February 4, 2015 | Posted in Florida Bar proposed ethics opinion removal of information from social media, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer social media ethics, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Lawyer ethics social media | 3 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent proposed Florida Bar ethics advisory opinion which finds that, inter alia, lawyers may ethically advise clients to “clean up” social media pages in anticipation of litigation “to remove embarrassing information that the lawyer believes is not material to the litigation matter”. The Read More

Louisiana Supreme Court concludes that “of counsel” lawyers are associated with that law firm for conflicts of interest analysis

By Admin | Published January 6, 2015 | Posted in ABA formal opinions, Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conflict of interest, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer discipline alleged sexual misconduct, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and happy 2015 to you and yours! This first Ethics Alert of the new year will discuss the recent Louisiana Supreme Court which concluded that “of counsel” lawyers are associated with that law firm for purposes of potential conflicts of interest analysis. The case is In re Randy J. Fuerst, No. 2014-B-0647 (La. Read More

New York ethics opinion states that lawyers cannot reveal client confidences solely to respond to a former client’s criticism on a lawyer-rating website

By Admin | Published December 22, 2014 | Posted in Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, lawyer ethics opinions Groupon type marketing, Lawyer revealing client confidential information on internet, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer ethics opinions internet response confidentiality | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent New York State Bar Association ethics opinion which states that lawyers cannot reveal client confidences solely to respond to a former client’s criticism on a lawyer-rating website. The opinion is: New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1032 (10/30/2014) 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

Ohio Ethics Advisory Opinion states that Ohio lawyers are not prohibited from soliciting potential clients via text messages

By Admin | Published January 10, 2014 | Posted in Advertising and solicitation with text messages, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer Advertising opinion, Lawyer advertising rules, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, lawyer ethics opinions Groupon type marketing | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, corsmeier, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the 2013 Advisory Opinion of the Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline which states that Ohio lawyers are not prohibited from soliciting potential clients via text messages with certain caveats. The Advisory Opinion is online here: https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/Boards/BOC/Advisory_Opinions/2013/Op_13-002.pdf The Ohio Board of Read More

The Florida Bar’s Statewide Committee on Advertising has reversed in part and affirmed in part the recent Bar Staff Opinion on LinkedIn

By Admin | Published October 29, 2013 | Posted in Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Advertising opinions, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising Linkedin.com, Lawyer Advertising opinion, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer ethics opinions Linkedin.com | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, Florida Bar Ethics Opinions, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | 2 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to this update of my October 14, 2013 Ethics Alert which will discuss the decision of The Florida Bar Standing Committee on Advertising (SCA) today (October 29, 2013) regarding the 9/11/13 Florida Bar Advertising Staff Opinion. That Staff Opinion states, inter alia, that Florida lawyers cannot list areas of practice on Read More

ABA ethics opinion states that lawyers may use Groupon-type websites to market legal services; however, there are “numerous difficult” ethics issues

By Admin | Published October 23, 2013 | Posted in joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics Groupon, Lawyer ethics opinions, lawyer ethics opinions Groupon type marketing, Lawyer ethics opinions nonrefundable fees, Lawyer Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer ethics opinions Groupon marketing | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent American Bar Association formal ethics opinion which states that lawyers may market using Groupon type websites; however, there are “numerous difficult issues associated with prepaid deals, especially how to properly manage payment of advance legal fees”. The opinion is ABA Formal Opinion Read More

The Florida Bar’s Statewide Committee on Advertising has deferred consideration of informal opinion on Linkedin “Skills and Expertise” page until 10/29/13

By Admin | Published October 14, 2013 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Advertising opinions, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising Linkedin.com, Lawyer Advertising opinion, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer ethics opinions Linkedin.com, Lawyer ethics opinions nonrefundable fees, Lawyer responsibilities AVVO and Linkedin | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Ethics Opinions, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and happy Columbus Day to you. This is an update of my 9/24/13 Ethics Alert blog which discussed September 11, 2013 Florida Bar Advertising Staff Opinion which states that Florida lawyers cannot list areas of practice on Linkedin.com “Skills and Expertise” page unless they are Board Certified (or the equivalent). The September 11, Read More

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