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Lawyer misappropriation of fees
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October 21, 2014
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Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, deceit, dishonesty, Excessive fee, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer false statements in response to Bar complaint, Lawyer lack of diligence, Lawyer misappropriation of fees, Lawyer misappropriation of trust funds, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust accounts
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary opinion which imposed 3 year suspension on a lawyer who neglected a legal matter, failed to communicate with a client, charged an unreasonable fee, failed to refund unearned fees, converted client funds, made false statements to the ODC, Read More
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June 3, 2013
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and fraud, Attorney discipline, Bar rules fee agreements, Contingency fee agreements, deceit, dishonesty, Ethics opinions fee retainers and nonrefundable fees, Excessive fee, fraud, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer fee agreements, Lawyer improper fees, Lawyer misappropriation of fees, Lawyer misappropriation of trust funds, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust accounts, Lawyer written fee agreements
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent New Jersey Disciplinary Review Board opinion recommending disbarment of a lawyer for misappropriating proceeds from a multi-million judgment that he obtained after his first jury trial. The disciplinary opinion is In the Matter of Feng Li, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Read More
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