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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, Bar rules fee agreements, 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, Uncategorized | 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 non-lawyer ownership as permitted in the jurisdiction where the law firm is Read More

Can a lawyer forgive a client’s costs which were contingent on the outcome and the client’s responsibility under the fee agreement?

By Thomas Bonte | Published June 9, 2017 | Posted in Florida Bar Rule 4-1.8(e) financial assistance to client, Florida Ethics Opinion 16-1 lawyer cost forgiveness, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, financial assistance to client, Florida Bar, lawyer ethics, Rule 4-1.8(e) financial assistance to client, waiver of costs financial assistance to client | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss whether a lawyer can forgive a client’s costs client’s which were contingent on the outcome of the matter and the client’s responsibility under fee agreement. Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 16-1 states that this would be ethical if the client was not unconditionally responsible for Read More

Lawyer’s ethical duties and responsibilities when a represented person requests a second opinion

By Thomas Bonte | Published May 26, 2017 | Posted in Confidentiality, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, client confidentiality, confidentiality, Florida Bar, Lawyer competence, lawyer ethics, Lawyer second opinions, Lawyer second opinions ethics | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the lawyer’s ethical duties and responsibilities when a represented person contacts the lawyer to obtain a second opinion. Although a lawyer is permitted to render a second opinion to a represented person who initiates the contact with the lawyer, there are important ethical and Read More

Florida Supreme Court dismisses Florida Bar’s petition proposing substantial revisions to lawyer referral service rules

By Thomas Bonte | Published May 16, 2017 | Posted in Florida Bar 2016 Lawyer referral rule revisions, Florida Bar lawyer referral rule revisions, Florida Bar matching services, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer matching services Avvo, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Florida lawyer ethics, florida matching services, Florida qualifying providers, Florida Supreme Court, lawyer ethics, Lawyer Referral Services | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert Update which will update my August 1, 2016 Ethics Alert and will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court Order (May 3, 2017) dismissing the Bar’s petition for approval of the proposed substantial revisions to the Bar Rules related to lawyer referral services. The proposed rules would have Read More

ABA Formal Opinion 477 addresses lawyer ethical duties when transmitting client information over the internet

By Thomas Bonte | Published May 11, 2017 | Posted in ABA formal opinions, Attorney/client confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer ethical duties when sending confidential information over the internet, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: ABA opinion client confidentiality over the internet, Attorney Ethics, attorney/client privilege, client confidentiality, confidentiality, lawyer ethics | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss ABA Formal Opinion 477, which was issued on May 11, 2017. The opinions addresses a lawyer’s ethical responsibilities to secure client confidential information when transmitting the information over the internet. The Formal Opinion is here: ABA Formal Opinion 477. ABA Formal Opinion 477 is an Read More

U.S. Supreme Court holds that bad faith fee sanction under court’s inherent authority is limited to fees incurred solely from the misconduct

By Thomas Bonte | Published April 19, 2017 | Posted in .S. Supreme Court, bad faith fee sanction under court’s inherent authority is limited to fees incurred solely from the misconduct, bad faith fee sanction under court’s inherent authority limited to fees incurred solely from the misconduct, Fee sanctions inherent authority of court to impose, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, fee sanctions for bad faith misconduct, sanctions for bad faith misconduct, U.S. Supreme Court | Leave a comment

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

New Jersey lawyer receives censure for neglecting client matters, failing to communicate with clients, and fraud and dishonesty

By Thomas Bonte | Published April 13, 2017 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, Communication with clients, deceit, dishonesty, fraud, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer false statements to clients, Lawyer lack of communication with client, Lawyer lack of diligence, Lawyer lying to clients, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Lawyer blogging, Lawyer competence, Lawyer diligence, lawyer discipline, lawyer ethics, lawyer lying to client, Lawyer negligence, misrepresentation | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent New Jersey Supreme Court Order which adopted the findings of the New Jersey Disciplinary Review Board and censured a lawyer for neglecting client matters, failing to communicate with clients, and engaging in conduct involving fraud or dishonesty. The case is In The Read More

Washington State Bar suspends some ethics opinions because of antitrust concerns arising from 2015 U.S. Supreme Court opinion

By Thomas Bonte | Published December 31, 2015 | Posted in .S. Supreme Court, Bar antitrust, BAR UPL antitrust, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer antitrust, Lawyer ethics, LegalZoom, LegalZoom antitrust, North Carolina Dental Board, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this New Year’s Eve 2015 Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent decision of the Washington State Bar to suspend some ethics opinions because of antitrust concerns arising out of the U.S. Supreme Court’s February 2015 opinion in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission. I Read More

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By Thomas Bonte | Published May 19, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

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Ohio lawyer suspended indefinitely after conviction for filing false documents with IRS and falsifying e-mail in malpractice action

By Thomas Bonte | Published March 31, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Ohio lawyer suspended indefinitely after conviction for filing false documents with IRS and falsifying e-mail in malpractice action.

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