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August 1, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent disciplinary opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida which imposed a one (1) year suspension on a Florida lawyer who made disparaging comments about a client and revealed confidences in court pleadings. The opinion increased the discipline from the 90 day suspension Read More
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July 27, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer Referral Services, Lawyer sanctions
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent recommendation of the Florida Bar’s Special Committee on Lawyer Referral Services. The Special Committee’s report is available on the Florida Bar’s website: www.floridabar.org. The final report was released on July 26, 2012 and will be presented to The Florida Bar Board of Read More
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July 20, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Client with diminished capacity, Communication with clients, Excessive fee, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust accounts
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Louisiana Disciplinary Board recommends 2 year suspension for lawyer who,inter alia, charged excessive fees to a diminished capacity client for non-legal tasks Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent recommendation of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board that a Louisiana lawyer be suspended for 2 years for charging an Read More
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July 13, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer unauthorized practice of law while suspended, unauthorized practice of law while suspended
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Minnesota Supreme Court suspending a lawyer for an additional 60 days for writing a brief for a pro se former client while he was under a suspension in an unrelated matter. The case is In re Petition for Disciplinary Action Read More
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July 5, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Ethics of criminal plea waivers, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Legal malpractice, Prosecutorial misconduct ethics
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Proposed Advisory Opinion which was recently issued by the Professional Ethics Committee of The Florida Bar which found that that offering and recommending plea where defendant waives ineffective assistance and prosecutorial misconduct claims is unethical. The link to the proposed advisory opinion is here: Read More
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June 29, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Documents, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal opinion affirming monetary sanctions against a Florida law firm which inadvertently disseminated confidential discovery documents of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company to lawyers who were attending a conference on discovery related to Cooper. The opinion is Read More
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June 27, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyers and social media
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent New York City Bar Association Ethics Opinion which warns lawyers about online contact with jurors (or the venire) while conducting research using social media. The opinion is NYCB Formal Opinion 2012-2, Jury Research and Social Media, Op. 2012-1 and the link is Read More
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June 25, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer secret recordings
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent ethics opinion of the Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Commissioners Grievances and Discipline which found that a legal covert recording of a conversation by a lawyer is not per se unethical reversing a 1997 ethics opinion which found to the contrary. The Read More
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June 21, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Legal malpractice, Punitive damages, Uncategorized
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of Florida 4th District Court of Appeal affirming a $2 million dollar punitive damages award against a Florida law firm. The case is Young v. Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. — So.3d —, 2012 WL 1859108 (Fla. 4 DCA May 23, 2012) Read More
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June 14, 2012
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Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the New York Appellate Court suspending a New York lawyer for 2 years for improper sexual conduct toward opposing counsel during a pre-trial conference in the trial judge’s chambers. The case is Matter of Baker, 18 AD3d 62. The lawyer, Read More
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