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lawyer trust account rule violations
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March 10, 2014
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Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer false statements in response to Bar complaint, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust account shortages, Lawyer trust accounts
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Report and Recommendation of the Illinois Disciplinary Review Board recommending a 1 year suspension with 6 months stayed and trust account probation for a lawyer who converted settlement proceeds that he received on behalf of two heirs whom he could not locate Read More
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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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August 23, 2013
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Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust account scams, Lawyer trust accounts
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Illinois Court of Appeals case which upheld a dismissal on summary judgment which confirms that a law firm which is the victim of a check scam involving a client trust account has no recourse against the financial institution for negligence. The case 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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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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April 3, 2013
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Attorney discipline, 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 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 Supreme Court of Florida lawyer disciplinary opinion rejecting a referee’s recommendation of suspension and disbarring two lawyers whose bookkeeper allegedly misappropriated thousands of dollars from the trust account; notwithstanding their acknowledged efforts to make the clients whole. The cases are: The Read More
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March 20, 2013
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Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer discipline for failure to respond to complaint, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and 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 blog which will discuss the recent Supreme Court of Ohio opinion imposing a stayed one (1) year suspension upon an attorney who had overdrawn his client trust account and used the account for personal and business expenses and failed to respond to the initial Bar complaint. The Read More
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February 28, 2013
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Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer criminal conduct, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer divorce contingent fee, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer sex with client, 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 Kansas Supreme Court disciplinary opinion which disbarred a lawyer for, inter alia, entering into a contingent fee agreement with a domestic relations client, engaging in a sexual relationship with a client, converting and commingling client property and committing other trust account violations, 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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