Can a referring lawyer be held liable for the referral lawyer’s malpractice?

By Admin | Published June 6, 2016 | Posted in Florida Bar rule 4-1.5 resolution of extraordinary liens, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer referral fees, Lawyer referral fees legal malpractice, Lawyer referral fees void under Chandris, Lawyer referrals liability for legal malpractice | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer referrals legal malpractice liability | 2 Comments

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss whether a lawyer could be potentially liable for another lawyer’s legal malpractice (and potential Bar rule violations) by making a referral. The short answer is yes. Of course, under the Florida Bar lawyer disciplinary rules and most, if not all, jurisdictions, it is Read More

Florida Supreme Court reprimands lawyer for distributing settlement funds without paying medical provider which had letter of protection

By Admin | Published June 1, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, Florida lawyer trust accounts, IOTA trust account, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust accounts, Lawyer trust IOTA trust account rules failure to pay letter of protection, Letters of protection | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the March 3, 2016 Florida Supreme Court Order and reprimanding a lawyer for failing to pay a provider who held a letter of protection in a personal injury matter from the proceeds of a personal injury settlement. The case is: The Florida Bar Read More

Illinois lawyer censured for settling deceased client’s injury case without informing court or opposing counsel of the death

By Admin | Published May 27, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, Attorney/client confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Confidentiality, Confidentiality and privilege, deceit, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice, lawyer confidentiality, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent censure of an Illinois lawyer for settling a deceased client’s personal injury case without informing court or opposing counsel of the client’s death. The case is In the Matter of: Anthony Patrick Gilbreth, No. 6289576, Commission No. 2015PR00100 (Ill. SC May 18, 2016). Read More

Florida Bar Board of Governors approves Florida Bar advertising rule amendment regarding lawyer’s use of “expert” and “specialist”

By Admin | Published May 25, 2016 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising specialties and certification, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyers use of specialization and expertise ethics | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, joseph corsmeier, lawyers use of expertise and specialization | 1 Comment

Hello and welcome to this update of my May 19, 2016 Ethics Alert regarding the Florida Bar Board of Governors’ final review of the proposed amendment to Florida Bar Rule 4-7.14 related to claims of specialization and expertise in advertisements. The BOG approved the rule amendment as drafted at its meeting on May 20, 2016 Read More

Florida Bar Board of Governors will consider final action on rule amendment regarding use of “expert” and “specialist”

By Admin | Published May 19, 2016 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 advertising rules federal lawsuit, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising specialties and certification, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules, Lawyer advertising specialization and certification | 1 Comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the upcoming Florida Bar Board of Governors meeting this week in Palm Beach wherein the BOG is scheduled to vote on final action regarding a proposed amendment to Florida Bar Rule 4-7.14 related to claims of specialization and expertise. The proposed amendment was drafted Read More

New Jersey Supreme Court opinion holds that lawyers accused of improper Facebook access can be charged with ethics violations

By Admin | Published April 21, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer discipline social media misuse, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer misconduct improper Facebook access, Lawyer misconduct improper social media access, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer social media ethics, Lawyers and social media | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, Lawyer misconduct improper access to opposing party Facebook, Lawyer misconduct improper access to opposing party social media | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Supreme Court of New Jersey opinion which held that lawyers who allegedly engaged in improper conduct related to access of an opposing party’s Facebook page can be charged with disciplinary rule violations. The disciplinary matter is John J. Robertelli v. The 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

Oklahoma Supreme Court publicly censures lawyer who had been permanently suspended by bankruptcy court for disobeying order

By Admin | Published April 4, 2016 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer disobeying order of tribunal, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer failure to notify clients of suspension, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer technology competence, yer disobey order of tribunal | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline, lawyer failure to comply with court order | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss recent Oklahoma Supreme Court opinion censuring a lawyer who had been permanently suspended from practicing before the bankruptcy court for disobeying a bankruptcy judge’s order. The case is State ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Association v. Oliver, case number Case Number: SCBD-6268 (Oklahoma Supreme Court, March Read More

Pennsylvania woman who posed as a lawyer for 10 years is convicted of UPL, forgery, and records tampering

By Admin | Published March 30, 2016 | Posted in deceit, dishonesty, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer unlicensed practice of law, Non-lawyer practicing law, Unauthorized practice of law, Unlicensed practice of law | Tagged Tags: corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Non-lawyer practice of law | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss recent conviction of a Pennsylvania woman who posed as a lawyer for 10 years using fictitious documents and another lawyer’s license number. The case is Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Kimberly M. Kitchen, case number CP-31-CR-0000274-2015 (Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon County). The court docket Read More

Florida Bar Board of Governors considers advertising rule amendments on use of “expert” and “specialist” and approves rule regarding faxes, telegrams and online chatrooms

By Admin | Published March 22, 2016 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Advertising and solicitation with text messages, Florida 2013 advertising rules federal lawsuit, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising specialties and certification, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Florida Bar Board of Governors meeting wherein the BOG discussed rule changes to comply with a Florida federal district court judge’s Order finding that Bar rule which prevented non-certified lawyers from stating they have expertise or specialize in an area of law Read More

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