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Lawyer lack of competence
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Thomas Bonte
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May 26, 2017
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Attorney/client confidentiality, Communication with clients, Confidentiality, Florida Bar, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer second opinions, Lawyer second opinions and confidentiality, Lawyer second opinions and ethics, Lawyer second opinions and soliciation
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Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, communication with client, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer second opinions ethics
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the lawyer’s ethical duties and responsibilities when a represented person contacts the lawyer to obtain a second opinion. Although a lawyer is permitted to render a second opinion to a represented person who initiates the contact with the lawyer, there are important ethical and Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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September 30, 2016
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Florida lawyer CLE technology competence, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida lawyer technology competence rule 4-1.1, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer competence technology, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer technology competence
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Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida lawyer technology competence CLE, joseph corsmeier
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida which approved proposed changes to Florida Bar rules mandating three hours of continuing legal education in technology related areas/courses. Florida will become the first state to mandate technology CLE. The opinion is In Re: Amendments Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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Published
September 9, 2016
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Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, Florida lawyer trust accounts, IOTA trust account, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer lack of diligence, Lawyer misrepresentation, lawyer trust account rule violations
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Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, dishonesty, Florida Bar, Lawyer advertising rules, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer discipline
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the September 8, 2016 Florida Supreme Court disciplinary Order suspending a lawyer for 91 days for, inter alia, scheduling witness statements and obtaining information for the NCAA related to its investigation of the University of Miami football program for a fee. The case is The Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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September 11, 2015
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Attorney discipline, Attorney Ethics, ethnic, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer abusive e-mails, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer lack of diligence, lawyer offensive racial, lawyer racial, Lawyer racially and religiously abusive language, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer threats and discipline
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent disciplinary complaint filed by the Illinois Disciplinary Commission against a Chicago, Illinois lawyer alleging, inter alia, that the lawyer left abusive voice mails telling the father of one client that “all black people are alike”, calling a nursing home administrator a “stupid Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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Published
July 31, 2015
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joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer technology competence
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Tags: Attorney Ethics, corsmeier, Florida Bar, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer competence
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent approval by The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors of amendments to the rules related to technology and increasing the required CLE from 30 to 33 hours, with 3 hours of technology. The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors (BOG) met on July Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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Published
September 5, 2014
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Attorney discipline, deceit, dishonesty, Excessive fee, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer lack of communication with client, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer lack of diligence, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer unreasonable fee
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Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, Lawyer failure to communicate, lawyer unreasonable fee
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Iowa Supreme Court opinion which adopted a disciplinary report and imposed a reprimand on a lawyer who billed his corporate client for costs of attorney’s fee sanctions which “resulted from his own lack of diligence and communication”. The disciplinary opinion is: Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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Published
July 30, 2014
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Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer lack of diligence, Lawyer sanctions
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Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog (with a corrected title) which discusses the recent the Florida Supreme Court Order which upheld a referee’s report and disbarred a Florida lawyer for, inter alia, making an agreement with a defendant in a criminal matter for payment to make the criminal case “go away” while Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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Published
April 28, 2014
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Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, deceit, dishonesty, fraud, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer false statements in response to Bar complaint, Lawyer false testimony, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Privilege
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Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer confidentiality, lawyer discipline
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Washington, D.C. Court of Appeals opinion disbarring a lawyer who, inter alia, filed several frivolous and inflammatory motions, failed to appear at a deposition of an important witness, failed to file certain motions which prejudiced the client, introduced the client’s confidential Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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Published
May 20, 2013
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Attorney discipline, deceit, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions
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Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, fraud, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent New York Appellate Division opinion suspending two lawyers who convinced a client to falsify the facts underlying her injury and then covered it up when another lawyer was retained as co-counsel. The opinion is Matter of Rios (and Levy), 2013 NY Read More
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Thomas Bonte
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Published
February 1, 2013
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Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer lack of diligence
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Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer incompetence, Lawyer negligence
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Supreme Court of Wisconsin opinion revoking a lawyer’s license for multiple Bar Rule violations and criticizing his pro se representation of himself in the disciplinary matter. The opinion is In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Donald A. Hahnfeld, Case No. Read More
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