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Lawyer’s ethical duties and responsibilities when a represented person requests a second opinion

By Admin | Published May 26, 2017 | Posted in Confidentiality, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, client confidentiality, confidentiality, Florida Bar, Lawyer competence, lawyer ethics, Lawyer second opinions, Lawyer second opinions ethics | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the lawyer’s ethical duties and responsibilities when a represented person contacts the lawyer to obtain a second opinion. Although a lawyer is permitted to render a second opinion to a represented person who initiates the contact with the lawyer, there are important ethical and Read More

Lawyer’s ethical duties and responsibilities when a represented person requests a second opinion

By Admin | Published May 26, 2017 | Posted in Attorney/client confidentiality, Communication with clients, Confidentiality, Florida Bar, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer lack of competence, Lawyer second opinions, Lawyer second opinions and confidentiality, Lawyer second opinions and ethics, Lawyer second opinions and soliciation | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, communication with client, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer second opinions ethics | Leave a comment

ABA Formal Opinion 477 addresses lawyer ethical duties when transmitting client information over the internet

By Admin | Published May 11, 2017 | Posted in ABA formal opinions, Attorney/client confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer ethical duties when sending confidential information over the internet, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: ABA opinion client confidentiality over the internet, Attorney Ethics, attorney/client privilege, client confidentiality, confidentiality, lawyer ethics | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss ABA Formal Opinion 477, which was issued on May 11, 2017. The opinions addresses a lawyer’s ethical responsibilities to secure client confidential information when transmitting the information over the internet. The Formal Opinion is here: ABA Formal Opinion 477. ABA Formal Opinion 477 is an Read More

ABA Formal Opinion 477 addresses lawyer ethical duties when transmitting client information over the internet

By Admin | Published May 11, 2017 | Posted in ABA Formal Opinion- securing confidentiality over internet, ABA formal opinions, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer revealing client confidential information on internet, Lawyer technology competence | Tagged Tags: ABA opinion confidentiality over internet, Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

ABA Ethics Opinion provides guidance regarding client confidentiality when lawyer withdraws from representation for failure to pay fees

By Admin | Published December 19, 2016 | Posted in ABA Ethics Opinion provides guidance regarding client confidentiality when lawyer withdraws from representation, ABA Ethics Opinion provides guidance regarding client confidentiality when lawyer withdraws from representation for failure to pay fees, ABA formal opinions, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent ABA Formal Ethics Opinion which provides guidance regarding client confidentiality when a lawyer withdraws from representation. The opinion is ABA Formal Opinion 476 (12/19/16) and is online here: ABA Opinion 476. Model Bar Rule 1.16 related to withdrawal from representation The ABA Read More

Arizona lawyer disbarred upon consent for disparaging book about his client Jodi Arias which violated client confidentiality

By Admin | Published November 29, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, Ethics and lawyer withdrawal, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer disbarment personal misconduct, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, lawyer discipline | 6 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent disbarment of an Arizona lawyer who represented notorious murder defendant Jodi Arias and published a book with disparaging details about the representation and revealing attorney/client confidential information without the consent of the client. The case is In the Matter of Laurence K. Read More

Lawyer-Client Confidentiality and Privilege: What is the Difference?

By Admin | Published August 18, 2016 | Posted in Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client privilege, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, inadvertent disclosure of confidential documents, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, statutory attorney/client privilege | Leave a comment

This Ethics Alert blog will discuss the terms lawyer-client confidentiality and lawyer-client privilege are often used interchangeably and the differences between them may become somewhat blurred. Although both terms address information related to the client that a lawyer cannot reveal and both are used primarily to protect the client’s ability to confide freely with the Read More

N.J. Supreme Court reverses reprimand and dismisses complaint against lawyer who posted allegedly confidential information on his website

By Admin | Published July 20, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer dismissal of Bar complaint, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer revealing client confidential information on internet, Lawyer websites | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules, Lawyer dismissal of complaint | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent New Jersey Supreme Court opinion reversing a Disciplinary Review Board’s reprimand recommendation and dismissing a complaint against lawyer who was alleged to have posted client confidential information on his website. The disciplinary case is In the Matter of Jay J. Chatarpaul, Read More

New York State Bar ethics opinion addresses ethics issues when a lawyer copies a client with communications to opposing counsel

By Admin | Published June 8, 2016 | Posted in Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Communication with clients, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, communication with client, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinion addressing ethics issues related to a lawyer sending correspondence to opposing counsel and copying the client. The Ethics Opinion is NYSBA Ethics Op. 1076 (Dec. 2015) and the opinion is here: https://www.nysba.org/CustomTemplates/Content.aspx?id=60757 The opinion Read More

Missouri Supreme Court suspends lawyer who used payroll document and opposing counsel’s written direct exam questions from e-mails hacked by client

By Admin | Published April 11, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, deceit, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer threats and discipline | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer confidentiality, lawyer discipline, Lawyer failure to disclose receipt of confidential hacked documents information | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert update blog which will discuss the disciplinary case against a Missouri lawyer who failed to disclose payroll document and direct examination questions of opposing counsel which were obtained by his client/husband by hacking the wife’s e-mail account, used them at a settlement conference, and planned to use Read More

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