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July 30, 2013
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Report and Recommendation of the Hearing Board of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission recommending a 90 day suspension for an Illinois Assistant Public Defender for various Bar Rule violations, including failing to communicate plea offers to clients, revealing confidential information Read More
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June 17, 2013
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Attorney discipline, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline social media misuse, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyers and social media, Lawyers and social media youtube, Privilege
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent report and recommendation of an Illinois disciplinary hearing board that an Illinois lawyer be suspended for 5 months for posting an undercover video of an alleged drug transaction of his client on Youtube and alleged that the drugs were planted. The disciplinary Read More
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April 1, 2013
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Attorney discipline, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer revealing client confidential information on internet, Lawyer sanctions
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Supreme Court of Georgia disciplinary opinion rejecting a proposed reprimand for a lawyer who, inter alia, posted confidential client information on the internet in response to the client’s negative review on “consumer websites”. The case is In the Matter of Margrett Read More
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February 4, 2013
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Attorney discipline, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline e-filing confidentiality breach, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer supervision of non-lawyers
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Hearing Board reprimanding a lawyer for e-file confidentiality breach and failing to supervise his non-lawyer staff. The opinion is In the Matter of: John A. Goudge, No. 1024426, Commission No. 2012PR00085. The Read More
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January 29, 2013
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Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Florida lawyer cloud computing, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing and confidentiality, Lawyer ethics opinion cloud computing, Lawyer ethics opinions
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent approval by the Professional Ethics Committee (PEC) of Proposed Advisory Opinion (PAO) 12-3 on cloud computing with the deletion of language related to disclosure to the client and obtaining informed consent. The revised Proposed Advisory Opinion 12-3 is online here: PAO Read More
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November 29, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss recent Ohio Supreme Court opinion suspending a lawyer for 1 year for disclosing confidential information to former Ohio State University head coach Jim Tressel. The case is Disciplinary Counsel v. Cicero, Slip Opinion No. 2012-Ohio-5457 (November 28, 2012). The opinion is here: https://www.sconet.state.oh.us/ROD/docs/pdf/0/2012/2012-Ohio-5457.pdf According Read More
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October 29, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer improper fees, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer sanctions
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Illinois disciplinary review board report and recommendation that a criminal defense lawyer receive a 6 month suspension for his misconduct in representing and defending clients in two criminal cases. The disciplinary recommendation/report is In the Matter of: G. Ronald Kesinger, No. 1452908, Read More
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August 31, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Disqualification, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Documents, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer disqualification, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Third District Court of Appeal in which it held that a lawyer’s receipt and “skimming” of confidential mediation statement of the opposing party does not require the disqualification of the party’s lawyer. The opinion is Maribor v. Dreiling, Fla. Read More
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August 4, 2012
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Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Florida lawyer cloud computing, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing and confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinion could computing, Lawyer ethics opinions
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will provide an update on the status of the potential ethics advisory opinion on cloud computing and the recent decision of the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar (BOG) to direct Professional Ethics Committee (PEC) to prepare an ethics opinion on protecting client confidences when lawyers Read More
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August 4, 2012
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Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing and confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions
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Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing, lawyer confidentiality
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent request of the Professional Ethics Committee of The Florida Bar (PEC) to request that the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar (BOG) direct it to prepare an ethics opinion on protecting client confidences when lawyers want to store records via third Read More
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