By jcorsmeierjaclaw | Published November 13, 2019 | Posted in .S. Supreme Court, Criminal charges UPL, Non lawyer impersonating lawyer criminal conviction, Non-lawyer practice of law, Unauthorized practice of law, Unlicensed practice of law, UPL fraud impersonating lawyer |
Florida woman who failed Florida Bar examination and started fictitious law firm charged with federal felonies
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss federal criminal charges filed against a woman who failed the Florida Bar examination, started a fraudulent law firm, engaged in the unlicensed practice of law, and committed aggravated identity theft and mail fraud. According to the federal charges and Florida Bar records, Roberta Guedes Read More
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court holds that bad faith fee sanction under court’s inherent authority is limited to fees incurred solely from the misconduct
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the important and very recent United States Supreme Court opinion which held that a bad faith fee sanction based upon a court’s inherent authority is limited to fees incurred solely as a result of the misconduct. The case is Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Read More
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court holds that bad faith fee sanction under court’s inherent authority is limited to fees incurred solely from the misconduct
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the important and very recent United States Supreme Court opinion which held that a bad faith fee sanction based upon a court’s inherent authority is limited to fees incurred solely as a result of the misconduct. The case is Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Read More
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court finds that attorney-client privilege prohibits inquiries into lawyer/doctor referral relationships
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the important very recent Florida Supreme Court opinion which prohibit inquiries by defense counsel into referral relationships between the plaintiff’s law firm and a physician. The case is Worley v. Central Florida Young Men’s Christian Ass’n, Inc., No. SC15-1086 (Fla. SC April 13, 2017). Read More
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