Florida Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee concludes that a lawyer can forgive advanced costs after a negligence case is resolved

By Admin | Published July 6, 2016 | Posted in Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer waiving costs and fees, Waiver of costs, waiver of costs financial assistance to client | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, financial assistance to client, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Ethics Opinions, joseph corsmeier, Rule 4-1.8(e) financial assistance to client | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the Bar Professional Ethics Committee’s (PEC) Proposed Advisory Opinion 16-1, which concludes that a lawyer can forgive advanced costs at the conclusion of a negligence case when the lawyer also does not take a fee and inform lien holders and the lawyer advises Read More

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