By Admin | Published March 20, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer discipline for failure to respond to complaint, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | Leave a comment
Ohio lawyer receives one (1) year stayed suspension for using his trust account for personal and business purposes, overdrawing the account, and failing to respond to disciplinary complaint
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Supreme Court of Ohio opinion imposing a stayed one (1) year suspension upon an attorney who had overdrawn his client trust account and used the account for personal and business expenses and failed to respond to the initial Bar complaint. The Read More
Read MoreIllinois Disciplinary Review Board recommends that lawyer receive 30 day suspension for making false and/or misleading statements on blog post and for misconduct in closing argument
By Admin | Published March 13, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer blogs, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer sanctions, Prosecutorial misconduct ethics | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, lawyer false blog statements, lawyer false statements, lawyer misconduct in closing argument | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Illinois Disciplinary Review Board’s Report and Recommendation that a lawyer be suspended for 30 days for making false or misleading statements about her disciplinary record on a public blog post and engaging in misconduct in closing arguments as a prosecutor in Read More
Read MorePart 4 of a brief review of the comprehensive revised Florida lawyer advertising rules which become effective on May 1, 2013
By Admin | Published March 11, 2013 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which the next installment of my summary review of the new Florida lawyer advertising rules which will become effective on May 1, 2013 at 12:01 am. The Supreme Court of Florida’s opinion is at: https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2013/sc11-1327.pdf. As I indicated in my previous Ethics Alert on the new Read More
Read MoreVirginia Supreme Court rules that Virginia Bar cannot prosecute lawyer who named clients and discussed cases on public blog without their permission but can require a disclaimer
By Admin | Published March 7, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, lawyer blogs, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Virginia Supreme Court opinion which ruled that the Virginia State Bar cannot prosecute a lawyer for naming clients in a public blog; however, the Virginia Bar Rules can require a lawyer to place an advertising disclaimer on a blog originating from Read More
Read MorePart 3 of a review of the comprehensive revised Florida lawyer advertising rules which become effective on May 1, 2013
By Admin | Published March 4, 2013 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which the next installment of my summary review of the new Florida lawyer advertising rules which will become effective on May 1, 2013 at 12:01 am. The Supreme Court of Florida’s opinion is attached and is also at: https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2013/sc11-1327.pdf. As I indicated in my previous Ethics Read More
Read MoreKansas Supreme Court disbars lawyer who, inter alia, had contingent fee agreement and engaged in sexual relations with divorce client, violated trust rules, and made false statement
By Admin | Published February 28, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer criminal conduct, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer divorce contingent fee, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer sex with client, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer discipline, lawyer divorce contingent fees, lawyer sex with client, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | 1 Comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Kansas Supreme Court disciplinary opinion which disbarred a lawyer for, inter alia, entering into a contingent fee agreement with a domestic relations client, engaging in a sexual relationship with a client, converting and commingling client property and committing other trust account violations, Read More
Read MorePart 2 of a review of the comprehensive revised Florida lawyer advertising rules which become effective on May 1, 2013
By Admin | Published February 25, 2013 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer cloud computing | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which is Part 2 of my brief review of the new Florida lawyer advertising rules which will become effective on May 1, 2013 at 12:01 am. The Supreme Court of Florida’s opinion is at: https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2013/sc11-1327.pdf. As I indicated in my previous Ethics Alerts, the opinion gave Read More
Read MoreIllinois disciplinary commission files complaint against lawyer alleging, inter alia, that her public blogs were false and prejudicial to the administration of justice
By Admin | Published February 20, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer blogs, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer blogs, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the disciplinary Complaint that was recently filed by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission alleging that a lawyer’s blog posts were, inter alia, false, dishonest, deceitful, and prejudicial to the administration of justice. The opinion is: In the Matter of Joanne Marie Read More
Read MorePart 1 of a review of the comprehensive new revised Florida lawyer advertising rules which become effective on May 1, 2013
By Admin | Published February 18, 2013 | Posted in Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida lawyer cloud computing, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | 1 Comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which is Part 1 of my summary review of the new Florida lawyer advertising rules which will become effective on May 1, 2013 at 12:01 am. The Supreme Court of Florida’s opinion is at: https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2013/sc11-1327.pdf. As I indicated in my previous blog on the new rules, Read More
Read MoreNew York lawyer suspended for two years for holding funds in trust account to assist client in avoiding federal tax lien
By Admin | Published February 11, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer supervision of non-lawyers, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | 2 Comments
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the New York Appellate Court suspending a lawyer for allowing a client to deposit funds in his trust account to assist in avoiding federal tax liens. The opinion is: In the Matter of: Bruce G Pritikin, No. M-2485 (February Read More
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