Florida Bar Ethics opinion finds that offer and recommendation of waiver of ineffective assistance and prosecutorial misconduct for criminal plea is unethical

By Admin | Published July 5, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Ethics of criminal plea waivers, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Legal malpractice, Prosecutorial misconduct ethics | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Ethics of criminal plea waivers of ineffective assistance of counsel and prosecutorial misconduct, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Proposed Advisory Opinion which was recently issued by the Professional Ethics Committee of The Florida Bar which found that that offering and recommending plea where defendant waives ineffective assistance and prosecutorial misconduct claims is unethical. The link to the proposed advisory opinion is here: Read More

Florida 4th DCA affirms $2 million dollar punitive damages award against Florida law firm in legal malpractice/breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit

By Admin | Published June 21, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Legal malpractice, Punitive damages, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier | 1 Comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of Florida 4th District Court of Appeal affirming a $2 million dollar punitive damages award against a Florida law firm. The case is Young v. Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. — So.3d —, 2012 WL 1859108 (Fla. 4 DCA May 23, 2012) Read More

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