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LegalZoom files federal antitrust lawsuit against the North Carolina State Bar citing 2015 USSC dental board case

By | Published June 24, 2015 | Posted in Bar antitrust, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer antitrust, LegalZoom, LegalZoom antitrust | Tagged Tags: , , , | 3 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent antitrust lawsuit filed on June 3, 2015 by LegalZoom against the North Carolina State Bar alleging antitrust violations.  The case is LegalZoom.com, Inc. v. North Carolina State Bar, et al, (U.S. Middle District, North Carolina) Case No.: 1:15-CV-439.  The formal Complaint (WSJ Read More

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Wisconsin lawyer’s alleged failure to appear at trial and later offer of gift card to a judicial assistant results in Bar disciplinary complaint

By | Published June 19, 2015 | Posted in Attorney discipline, deceit, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer discipline failure to appear for trial, Lawyer discipline improper attempt at gift to judicial assistant, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

  Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Bar Complaint filed against a Wisconsin lawyer who, inter alia, allegedly failed to appear for a trial and then “tossed a gift card” on the desk of the judge’s assistant in an apparent attempt to gain favor regarding the judge’s decision Read More

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Florida Supreme Court opinion makes significant revisions to Florida Bar Rules on trust, confidentiality, and reinstatement procedures

By | Published June 12, 2015 | Posted in commingling, Confidentiality, Diversion, Inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Documents, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer diversion, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer reinstatement, Lawyer trust accounts, Reinstatement | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida implementing, inter alia, significant revisions to the trust account, confidentiality, diversion, and reinstatement rules.  The opinion is In Re: Amendments to the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar (Biennial Petition), No. SC14-2088 (June 11, 2015) and Read More

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Illinois lawyer who lied about mother’s death and health problems to justify discovery delays and the continuance of a hearing consents to disbarment

By | Published May 29, 2015 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, deceit, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer filing frivolous pleading, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer resignation in lieu of discipline/disbarment, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent motion for revocation/disbarment filed by an Illinois lawyer in response to allegations that he lied about his mother’s death and his own health to try to justify discovery delays and support a continuance of a hearing in two separate cases.  The case is Read More

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court suspends lawyer for 2 years for assisting UPL, improperly accessing CM/ECF, and making false statements

By | Published May 18, 2015 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer assisting unlicensed practice of law, Lawyer assisting unlicensed practice of law (UPL), Lawyer assisting UPL, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer sanctions, Unauthorized practice of law | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court Order approving the Report and Recommendations of the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board and suspending a lawyer for 2 years for, inter alia, aiding the unlicensed practice of law, improperly accessing the bankruptcy court’s CM/ECF system, and making false statements when he Read More

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U.S. Supreme Court upholds Florida’s judicial rule prohibiting direct campaign contribution solicitations by judges and judicial candidates

By | Published April 30, 2015 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida judge ethics, Florida Judicial Canons, Florida lawyer discipline solicitation of judicial contributions, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Judicial ethics, Lawyer discipline for judicial contribution solicitation, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the very recent United States Supreme Court opinion upholding Florida’s judicial rule prohibiting judges and judicial candidates from directly soliciting campaign contributions.  The case is Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar, No. 13-1499.  (April 29, 2015).  The link to the opinion is here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/13-1499_d18e.pdf A Florida Read More

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Indiana lawyer disbarred for, inter alia, “profoundly disturbing” harassment, “repugnant pattern of behavior and utter lack of remorse”

By | Published April 24, 2015 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer disbarment personal misconduct, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer threats and discipline | Tagged Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Indiana Supreme Court opinion which disbarred a lawyer for a “repugnant pattern of behavior and utter lack of remorse”, deceitful responses and lack of candor, neglect involving an appeal, unwillingness to appreciate the wrongfulness of his misconduct, and propensity to shift blame Read More

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Illinois Disciplinary Board upholds lawyer’s 6 month suspension for, inter alia, keeping fees and “indefensibly outrageous” statements

By | Published April 16, 2015 | Posted in joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer improper fees, Lawyer lack of communication with client, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer unreasonable fee | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Illinois Disciplinary Review Board report which recommended a 6 month suspension (with no automatic reinstatement) of a lawyer who failed to perform legal services for which he was retained, failed to return unearned fees, failed to communicate with clients and failed to Read More

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Indiana assistant public defender suspended for one year for texting prostitute to a cell telephone in police custody and soliciting prostitution

By | Published April 7, 2015 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer criminal conduct, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer discipline alleged sexual misconduct, Lawyer discipline for criminalconviction, Lawyer discipline soliciting prostitution, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Indiana Supreme Court opinion suspending an assistant public defender for one year for, inter alia, sending a text to a person who he believed was a prostitute to a cell telephone in police cust ody and soliciting that person for prostitution, and Read More

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