California Bar examines proposal that non-lawyers be permitted to provide legal advice and have a financial interest in law firms

By jcorsmeierjaclaw | Published July 17, 2019 | Posted in 2019 California non-lawyer practice and ownership proposals, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sharing fees with non-lawyers, Non-lawyer ownership of law firms, Non-lawyer practice of law, Non-lawyer practicing law | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, non-lawyer ownership of law firms, Non-lawyer practice of law |

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent proposals of a State Bar of California task force which would, inter alia, permit legal technicians to offer legal advice and also permit non-lawyers to have a financial interest in law firms. The proposals were approved by the State Bar Board of Read More

Proposed Florida Bar Advisory Opinion finds that lawyers may share fees with lawyers in firms owned with non-lawyers

By Thomas Bonte | Published July 12, 2017 | Posted in Attorney Ethics, Ethics Opinion sharing fees with non-lawyer owned law firms Rule 4-5.4, Fee sharing with non-lawyer owned firms, Florida Bar, Florida Bar ethics opinion sharing fees with non-lawyer owned law firms, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, lawyer fee splitting, Lawyer referral fees, Lawyer sharing fees with non-lawyers, Non-lawyer ownership of law firms | Tagged Tags: Florida Bar proposed ethics opinion sharing fees with law firms owned by non-lawyers, joseph corsmeier, Sharing fees with lawyers in firms owned by non-lawyers | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss Proposed Florida Bar Advisory Ethics Opinion 17-1 (June 23, 2017) which states that Florida Bar members may divide fees with out of state lawyers who are members of law firms which have nonlawyer ownership as permitted in the jurisdiction where the law firm is Read More

ABA adopts Resolution 105 encouraging states to consider non-traditional legal service providers, including non-lawyer firm ownership

By Thomas Bonte | Published February 9, 2016 | Posted in ABA Resolution 105 February 2016, ABA Resolution 105 non lawyer ownership of law firms, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, lawyer ethics opinions Groupon type marketing, Non-lawyer ownership of law firms | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the American Bar Association’s February 8, 2016 approval and adoption of Formal Resolution 105, which adopts the ABA Model Regulatory Objectives for the Provision of Legal Services. The Final ABA Resolution 105 as Revised and Adopted is here: https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/images/abanews/2016mymres/105.pdf According to the ABA website, Read More

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