Kansas appeals court research lawyer is fired for tweeting that an ex-attorney state general was a “naughty, naughty boy” and “douchebag” during a Bar disciplinary hearing

By Admin | Published November 26, 2012 | Posted in joe corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss recent media articles about a Kansas appeals court research lawyer who was fired for tweeting that an ex-AG was a “naughty naughty boy” and “d—chebag” during Bar disciplinary hearing. According to the media reports, Sarah Peterson Herr, a research lawyer for a Kansas Read More

Louisiana lawyer permanently disbarred for practicing law as in house counsel for WorldCom/Verizon after his disbarment

By Admin | Published November 21, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Communication with clients, deceit, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer lack of communication with client, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer unauthorized practice of law while disbarred | 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 | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Louisiana Supreme Court opinion which permanently disbarred a lawyer who had been disbarred in Louisiana but worked as in house counsel for WorldCom after he was disbarred. The case is In re: James David Turnage, No. 12-B-2008 (November 16, 2012). The opinion Read More

Illinois disciplinary board recommends 4 month suspension for state prosecutor who pulled gun on process server attempting to serve a complaint and summons

By Admin | Published November 19, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer criminal conduct, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Prosecutor criminal conduct | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent report and recommendation of the Illinois disciplinary board of a 4 month suspension for prosecutor who pulled a gun on a process server who was attempting to serve him with a summons in a federal lawsuit. The case is In the Read More

Dodd-Frank deposit insurance provision which insures unlimited lawyer IOTA funds will expire on 12/31/12 unless renewed by Congress and funds will then qualify only as pass-through fiduciary funds up to $250,000.00 per client

By Admin | Published November 15, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | 1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the scheduled expiration of the Dodd-Frank Deposit Insurance Provision on December 31, 2012 which would remove the unlimited deposit insurance coverage for Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTAs- called IOTA trust accounts in Florida) to fiduciary account coverage of $250,000.00 per client ledger Read More

Louisiana discipline board recommends denial of readmission of lawyer disbarred in Louisiana and later admitted in Georgia using false name and failing to disclose La. admission, disbarment, and felony conviction

By Admin | Published November 14, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, deceit, joe corsmeier, Lawyer criminal conduct, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer drug misconduct, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer readmission denial | 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 | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Louisiana Disciplinary Board recommendation that a lawyer who was previously disbarred in Louisiana but was admitted to practice in Georgia after using a false name and failing to disclose his prior admission and disbarment and felony conviction be denied reinstatement for Read More

Idaho lawyer receives public reprimand for filing motion to withdraw stating that a magistrate judge was “lazy, incompetent, biased, prejudiced; or all or some of the above”

By Admin | Published November 12, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer impugning qualifications or integrity of judge, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer impugning integrity of judge | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Idaho State Bar Professional Conduct Board’s public reprimand of a lawyer who filed a motion to withdraw and stating that the judge was “either biased toward them, prejudiced against Counsel, too lazy to actually listen to the recording of the relevant Read More

South Carolina lawyer/magistrate receives reprimand for stating that he would “beat” a defendant’s “a–” if the defendant called him a liar

By Admin | Published November 9, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the short but interesting recent South Carolina Supreme Court opinion issuing a reprimand to a lawyer who, while acting as a magistrate, told a defendant that he would “beat” his “a–” if the defendant called him a liar. The opinion is In the Read More

Illinois disciplinary board recommends 6 month suspension for lawyer who “overreached” on a fee and sent communication to a prosecutor violating attorney/client confidentiality and implicating client

By Admin | Published October 29, 2012 | Posted in 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 | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality | Leave a comment

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

Proposed Florida Bar Ethics Opinion states that lawyers may authorize non-lawyer staff to complete the certification and e-file court documents using the lawyer’s credentials

By Admin | Published October 26, 2012 | Posted in Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer supervision of non-lawyers | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss proposed Florida Bar Ethics Advisory Opinion 12-2 which was unanimously approved by The Florida Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee (PEC) at its meeting on September 21, 2012. The proposed advisory opinion states that lawyers may authorize non-lawyer staff to use their credentials to electronically Read More

Ohio lawyer receives 1 year suspension for disclosing attorney/client confidential information to former Ohio State University head football coach Jim Tressel