New Jersey lawyer disbarred after trust account checks used as payment for phone sex were dishonored

By Admin | Published February 1, 2017 | Posted in Attorney discipline, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer disbarment trust account violations, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account commingling, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust account shortages, Lawyer trust accounts, Lawyer violation of Florida Bar Rule 4-1.5(f) failure to provide closing statement, Lawyer wilful failure to comply with court order | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, Lawyer misrepresentation, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent New Jersey Supreme Court opinion which adopted the New Jersey Disciplinary Review Board’s recommendation and disbarred a lawyer after 3 of his trust checks in the amount of $36.00 for phone sex were dishonored. The case is In re James P. Madden, Read More

Florida Bar’s Board of Governors approves significant revisions to Bar trust account and lawyer referral rules

By Admin | Published April 4, 2014 | Posted in Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust account commingling, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, nonrefundable fees, trust accounts | 1 Comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the decisions of the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar (BOG) at its March 28, 2014 meeting, approving significant revisions to the trust account and lawyer referral rules. Articles in the March 1, 2014 issue of The Florida Bar News with summaries of Read More

The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors considers significant trust account rule revisions related to commingling and eliminating compliance box on dues statement

By Admin | Published March 5, 2014 | Posted in Florida Bar, Florida lawyer trust account shortages and commingling, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust account commingling, Lawyer trust account shortages, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent review by the Florida Bar’s Board of Governors (BOG) of proposed revisions to the Trust Account Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, including commingling and the trust account check box in the annual dues statement. An article discussing these proposals is in the Read More

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