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Lawyer unauthorized practice of law while suspended
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March 14, 2016
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss another recent Ohio Supreme Court opinion disbarring a lawyer who was caught on video representing a client in court 3 times, beginning less than three months after his license was indefinitely suspended. The case is Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Pryatel, Slip Opinion No. Read More
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October 9, 2015
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Attorney discipline, Florida Bar, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer abusive e-mails, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer permanent disbarment for contempt of suspension order, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer threats and discipline, Lawyer unauthorized practice of law while suspended, Lawyer unlicensed practice of law, Lawyer violation of court order
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the October 8, 2015 Florida Supreme Court opinion which permanently disbarred a lawyer for contempt of his previous 2 year suspension order, threats to Bar counsel, and “unrepentant attitude”. The case is The Florida Bar v. Jeffrey Alan Norkin, Case Nos. SC11-356 and No. SC13-2480. Read More
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October 16, 2014
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Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, deceit, dishonesty, fraud, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer criminal conduct, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer failure to notify clients of suspension, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer misappropriation of trust funds, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust account shortages, Lawyer trust accounts, Lawyer unauthorized practice of law while suspended
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent South Carolina Supreme Court opinion disbarring a lawyer who misappropriated client trust funds and failed to advise a client of his interim suspension, which the client found out about after seeing a Facebook post by the opposing party in the case. The 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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July 13, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer unauthorized practice of law while suspended, unauthorized practice of law while suspended
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Minnesota Supreme Court suspending a lawyer for an additional 60 days for writing a brief for a pro se former client while he was under a suspension in an unrelated matter. The case is In re Petition for Disciplinary Action Read More
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Zealous representation or lawyer misconduct? Where does the Florida Supreme Court draw the line?
By Admin | Published August 25, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer derogatory remarks, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer disparaging comments about lawyers and judges, Lawyer disparaging comments about lawyers and judges in pleadings and appeals, Lawyer disrupting tribunal, Lawyer disruptive conduct, Lawyer disruptive litigation conduct, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer failure to notify clients of suspension, Lawyer impugning qualifications or integrity of judge, Lawyer permanent disbarment, Lawyer permanent disbarment for contempt of suspension order, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer unauthorized practice of law while suspended, Lawyer unlicensed practice of law, Lawyer violation of court order, Lawyer wilful failure to comply with court order | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida lawyer ethics, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer discipline, lawyer impugning integrity of judge, Lawyer misconduct in courtroom, lawyer permanent disbarment, Lawyer violation of order of discipline | 1 Comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert will discuss the lawyer’s duty to competently and zealously represent a client and the Florida Supreme Court decisions addressing when a lawyer’s conduct may cross the line and constitute misconduct and violate the Florida Bar Rules. Lawyers understand that they should zealously represent clients and, while that Read More
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