Proposed California Ethics Opinion concludes that a lawyer’s statements about a party’s negotiating goals or willingness to compromise may include “puffery” if they are not false

By Admin | Published March 17, 2014 | Posted in Attorney misrepresentation, deceit, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer puffery | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent proposed California Bar Ethics Opinion which states statements about a party’s negotiating goals or willingness to compromise may include allowable “puffery” provided the statements do not contain false statements of material fact. The proposed opinion is Cal. State Bar Standing Comm. on Read More

Illinois Disciplinary Review Board recommends 1 year suspension with 6 months stayed for unintentional conversion of trust funds and misrepresentations to heirs

By Admin | Published March 10, 2014 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer false statements in response to Bar complaint, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust account shortages, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Report and Recommendation of the Illinois Disciplinary Review Board recommending a 1 year suspension with 6 months stayed and trust account probation for a lawyer who converted settlement proceeds that he received on behalf of two heirs whom he could not locate Read More

The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors considers significant trust account rule revisions related to commingling and eliminating compliance box on dues statement

By Admin | Published March 5, 2014 | Posted in Florida Bar, Florida lawyer trust account shortages and commingling, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust account commingling, Lawyer trust account shortages, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent review by the Florida Bar’s Board of Governors (BOG) of proposed revisions to the Trust Account Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, including commingling and the trust account check box in the annual dues statement. An article discussing these proposals is in the Read More

The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors considers revisions to confidentiality, trust account and fee rules and include definitions of retainers, flat fees, and advance fees

By Admin | Published March 3, 2014 | Posted in Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, Departing lawyer and law firm responsibilities, Florida Bar, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, nonrefundable fees, trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Notice of the Florida Bar’s Board of Governors of its intent to consider changes to the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. The Notice is in the February 15, 2014 Florida Bar News and is on the Bar’s website here: https://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/JN/jnnews01.nsf/8c9f13012b96736985256aa900624829/d77053b5698a70ef85257c7b004b3384!OpenDocument The most Read More

The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors approves guidelines for advertising past results which prohibit past results on billboards and TV and radio advertisements

By Admin | Published February 14, 2014 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Advertising opinions, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer Advertising opinion, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | 1 Comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Guidelines for Advertising Past Results which were approved by the Florida Bar’s Board of Governors (BOG) on December 13, 2013 (and revised on 1/17/14) as well as the decision of the Bar’s Standing Committee on Advertising to disapprove 15 and 30 second television advertisements Read More

Illinois lawyer stipulates to a public reprimand for, inter alia, violating client confidences in her response to an unfavorable client review on AVVO

By Admin | Published January 17, 2014 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer revealing client confidential information on internet, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | 1 Comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will update my 9/9/13 blog and will discuss the January 15, 2014 Joint Stipulation between an Illinois lawyer and the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission wherein the lawyer admitted to, inter alia, violating a client’s confidences when she posted a response to a client’s allegedly Read More

Florida law firm files federal suit challenging constitutionality of The Florida Bar’s 2013 advertising rules, including LinkedIn and “objectively verifiable” requirements

By Admin | Published December 23, 2013 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 advertising rules federal lawsuit, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Advertising opinions, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising Linkedin.com, Lawyer Advertising opinion, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions Linkedin.com, Lawyer 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 | 2 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent federal lawsuit which was filed in the U.S. Northern District of Florida by the law firm of Searcy, Denney et al and their named partners challenging the constitutionality of the 2013 amended Florida Bar advertising rules. The case style is Searcy Read More

Florida Bar’s Board of Governors approves guidelines for advertising past results and revokes informal advisory opinion stating that LinkedIn violates Bar Rules

By Admin | Published December 19, 2013 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising Linkedin.com, Lawyer advertsiing twitter advertising and solicitation, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions Linkedin.com, Lawyer responsibilities AVVO and Linkedin, 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 | 1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent decisions of the Florida Bar Board of Governors, including approval of guidelines for advertising past results and revoking the staff advisory opinion stating the LinkedIn violates Bar Rules. The Guidelines for Advertising Past Results are attached and are here: https://www.floridabar.org/TFB/TFBResources.nsf/Attachments/FB68CB88389B9FC785257C430053B5F9/$FILE/guidelines%20past%20results.pdf?OpenElement The Read More

Massachusetts Supreme Court imposes public reprimand on lawyer who lacked competence in electronic discovery and violated court order

By Admin | Published December 18, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Communication with clients, lawyer electronic discovery violation, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer lack of communication with client, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer violation of court order | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline | 1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the Massachusetts Supreme Court which adopted a stipulation and imposed a public reprimand on a lawyer whose “lack of experience in electronic discovery” resulted in the violation of a court order to preserve digital evidence. The lawyer was found Read More

Florida Supreme Court rejects recommended 90 day suspension and imposes 1 year suspension for lawyer’s misconduct in immigration and malpractice matters

By Admin | Published December 9, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, Communication with clients, dishonesty, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, fraud, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer false testimony, Lawyer improper fees, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer wilful failure to comply with court order, Lawyer wilful failure to comply with discovery | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, communication with client, corsmeier, deceit, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, Lawyer misuse of client funds | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida which rejected a referee’s recommended 90-day suspension as too lenient and imposed a one (1) year suspension for the lawyer’s serious misconduct in an immigration matter and in a subsequent malpractice suit. The opinion Read More

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