Florida Supreme Court rejects referee’s recommendation of public reprimand and suspends lawyer for 10 days for failing to appear at hearing

By Admin | Published February 16, 2015 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida lawyer discipline for failure to appear at hearing, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer discipline sanctions for failure to appear at hearing, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer discipline, Lawyer discipline for failure to appear at hearing | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court disciplinary opinion which rejected a referee’s recommendation of a public reprimand and suspended a lawyer for 10 days for failing to appear at a hearing. The disciplinary opinion is The Florida Bar v. Daniel Mark Cohen, No. SC12-2724 (February Read More

Louisiana Disciplinary Board recommends year and one day suspension for lawyer who allegedly offered bribe to a witness and lied about it

By Admin | Published February 10, 2015 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, deceit, dishonesty, fraud, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer false testimony, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer discipline | 1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board Recommendation of a one year and one day suspension for, inter alia, alleged attempts to bribe a witness and false statements denying the misconduct. The disciplinary opinion is In re: Donald R. Pryor, No: 13-DB-036 (February 5, 2015) Read More

Florida Bar proposed advisory opinion states that a lawyer may advise a client to remove information from social media pages before litigation

By Admin | Published February 4, 2015 | Posted in Florida Bar proposed ethics opinion removal of information from social media, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer social media ethics, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Lawyer ethics social media | 3 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent proposed Florida Bar ethics advisory opinion which finds that, inter alia, lawyers may ethically advise clients to “clean up” social media pages in anticipation of litigation “to remove embarrassing information that the lawyer believes is not material to the litigation matter”. The Read More

U.S. Third Circuit appeals court rejects New Jersey’s prohibition of lawyer’s website posts of excerpts of judicial opinions praising his legal work

By Admin | Published February 2, 2015 | Posted in joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising judicial opinion excerpts on website, Lawyer Advertising opinion, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | 1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion which reversed a federal district court opinion upholding a New Jersey guideline prohibiting a lawyer from posting judicial opinion excerpts praising his legal work. The opinion is Andrew Dwyer et al v. Cynthia A. Cappell et Read More

Florida Supreme Court rejects referee’s recommendation that lawyer be found not guilty and remands for determination of sanction

By Admin | Published January 26, 2015 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, deceit, dishonesty, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, fraud, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court opinion which rejected a referee’s recommendation that a lawyer be found not guilty, found the lawyer guilty of engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation and trust account violation, and referred the matter to the referee to Read More

Florida Bar’s Board of Governors gives final approval to significant revisions to Comment to Bar Rule 4-5.8 regarding lawyers leaving law firms

By Admin | Published January 19, 2015 | Posted in Departing lawyer and law firm responsibilities, Lawyers leaving law firms | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent decision of The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors of to approve language to be added to the comment to Florida Bar Rule 4-5.8 related to lawyers leaving law firms. An article in The Florida Bar News discusses the proposed revision and is Read More

Illinois Disciplinary Board recommends one year suspension for partner who falsified and submitted $69,800.00 in client expense reimbursement claims

By Admin | Published January 12, 2015 | Posted in deceit, dishonesty, fraud, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer misappropriation, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer misrepresentations to law firm re billings, Lawyer Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Illinois Disciplinary Board Report which recommended a one year suspension for a law firm partner who falsified and submitted $69,800.00 in client expense reimbursement claims. The case is In re Lee Mark Smolen, Commission No. 2013PR00060 (1/7/14). The Board’s Report and Recommendation Read More

Louisiana Supreme Court concludes that “of counsel” lawyers are associated with that law firm for conflicts of interest analysis

By Admin | Published January 6, 2015 | Posted in ABA formal opinions, Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conflict of interest, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer discipline alleged sexual misconduct, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and happy 2015 to you and yours! This first Ethics Alert of the new year will discuss the recent Louisiana Supreme Court which concluded that “of counsel” lawyers are associated with that law firm for purposes of potential conflicts of interest analysis. The case is In re Randy J. Fuerst, No. 2014-B-0647 (La. Read More

New York ethics opinion states that lawyers cannot reveal client confidences solely to respond to a former client’s criticism on a lawyer-rating website

By Admin | Published December 22, 2014 | Posted in Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, lawyer ethics opinions Groupon type marketing, Lawyer revealing client confidential information on internet, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer ethics opinions internet response confidentiality | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent New York State Bar Association ethics opinion which states that lawyers cannot reveal client confidences solely to respond to a former client’s criticism on a lawyer-rating website. The opinion is: New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1032 (10/30/2014) Read More

Federal District judge finds that Florida Bar rules prohibiting past results as applied by the Bar violate First Amendment and enjoins enforcement

By Admin | Published December 18, 2014 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 advertising rules federal lawsuit, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising past results, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent (12/8/14) Federal Southern District Judge’s opinion which granted summary judgment against The Florida Bar and enjoined the Bar from enforcing its guidelines regarding past results in attorney advertising in indoor and outdoor display, television and radio media as a violation of the Read More

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