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Lawyer trust account scams
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November 30, 2015
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joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinion replacing trust funds after hack, Lawyer trust account scams, Lawyer trust account shortages, Lawyer trust accounts
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent North Carolina Ethics Opinion which explains a lawyer’s duties and obligations regarding replacement of trust funds which are stolen as a result of hacking and other means. The ethics opinion is 2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 6 (October 23, 2015), and is Read More
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October 31, 2013
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Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account scams, Lawyer trust accounts
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Rhode Island Supreme Court opinion publicly censoring a lawyer who “blindly followed the instructions” of an “internet scammer” to forward fraudulently obtained trust funds to accounts around the world. The opinion is here: https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SupremeCourt/Orders/13-275.pd. According to the opinion, the “internet scammer” 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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