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Lawyer supervision of non-lawyers
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September 27, 2013
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Attorney discipline, deceit, dishonesty, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer supervision of non-lawyers, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust accounts, Lawyer unauthorized practice of law while suspended
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court opinion disbarring a lawyer who failed to adequately supervise a bookkeeper who stole from his trust account, continued to practice after being emergency suspended, and failed to appoint a receiver for his separate debt management companies. The case is Read More
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April 19, 2013
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Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer supervision of non-lawyers, 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 opinion of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division suspending a lawyer for one (1) year for making her paralegal signatory on her trust account, failing to supervise a paralegal who stole trust funds and then covering up the theft, lying to Read More
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February 11, 2013
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Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer supervision of non-lawyers, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust accounts
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the New York Appellate Court suspending a lawyer for allowing a client to deposit funds in his trust account to assist in avoiding federal tax liens. The opinion is: In the Matter of: Bruce G Pritikin, No. M-2485 (February Read More
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February 4, 2013
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Attorney discipline, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline e-filing confidentiality breach, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer supervision of non-lawyers
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Hearing Board reprimanding a lawyer for e-file confidentiality breach and failing to supervise his non-lawyer staff. The opinion is In the Matter of: John A. Goudge, No. 1024426, Commission No. 2012PR00085. The Read More
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January 16, 2013
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Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conflict of interest, Lawyer criminal conduct, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer lack of diligence, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer supervision of non-lawyers, Lawyer trust account discipline, Lawyer trust accounts
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss a recent South Carolina Supreme Court Opinion imposing a 2 year suspension upon a lawyer who, inter alia, failed to properly supervise two paralegals who separately misappropriated trust funds, violated trust account rules, engaged in a business transaction with a client without the Read More
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October 26, 2012
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Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer supervision of non-lawyers
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss proposed Florida Bar Ethics Advisory Opinion 12-2 which was unanimously approved by The Florida Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee (PEC) at its meeting on September 21, 2012. The proposed advisory opinion states that lawyers may authorize non-lawyer staff to use their credentials to electronically Read More
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