By Admin | Published June 26, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney misrepresentation, deceit, dishonesty, fraud, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment
Florida Supreme Court increases referee’s recommended discipline for multiple Bar Rule violations from 91 day suspension to disbarment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida increasing the referee’s recommended discipline from a 91 day suspension to disbarment. The opinion is The Florida Bar v. Swann, SC11-836 (June 20, 2013). The opinion is attached and is also here: https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2013/sc11-836.pdf. According to the Read More
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court increases referee’s recommended discipline for multiple Bar Rule violations from 91 day suspension to disbarment
By Admin | Published June 26, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, deceit, dishonesty, fraud, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney dishonesty, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, misrepresentation | Leave a comment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida increasing the referee’s recommended discipline from a 91 day suspension to disbarment. The opinion is The Florida Bar v. Swann, SC11-836 (June 20, 2013). The opinion is attached and is also here: https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2013/sc11-836.pdf. According to the Read More
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court imposes 2 year suspension on former criminal prosecutor who had personal relationship with judge and contact while judge was presiding over his trial
By Admin | Published June 24, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida judge ethics, Florida Judicial Canons, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Judicial ethics, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer improper ex parte contact with judge, Lawyer sanctions, Prosecutorial misconduct ethics | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer discipline | 1 Comment
Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida increasing the referee’s recommended discipline of former criminal prosecutor who had a personal relationship with circuit judge and extensive contact while that judge was presiding over his trial from a 1 year to a 2 Read More
Read MoreSupreme Court of Florida issues opinion implementing Code for Resolving Professionalism Complaints
By Admin | Published June 10, 2013 | Posted in Florida Code for Resolving Professionalsim Complaints, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer Professionalism | Tagged Tags: corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, Florida Codefor Resolving Professionalism Complaints, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida implementing a Code for Resolving Professionalism Complaints. The Florida Supreme Court’s opinion is In re: Code for Resolving Professionalism Complaints, No. SC13-688 (June 6, 2013) and is online at: https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2013/sc13-688.pdf. The new Code is Read More
Read MoreBoard of Governors of The Florida Bar takes final action on important proposed revisions to the Florida Bar Rules
By Admin | Published June 6, 2013 | Posted in Bar rules fee agreements, Contingency fee agreements, Florida lawyer diversion, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer fee agreements, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Rules contingency agreements, Florida Bar Rules diversion, Florida Bar Rules trust account reimbursement, Florida Bar Rules trust accounts, joseph corsmeier, trust accounts | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which is an update to my previous Ethics Alert and will discuss the recent final action of the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar on some important proposed revisions to the Florida Bar Rules. The previous Bar notice which provides a summary of all of the Read More
Read MoreBar Ethics Committee will decide whether to modify or withdraw Ethics Op. 87-4 which allows lawyers to offer 2 contracts to PI clients
By Admin | Published May 7, 2013 | Posted in Bar rules fee agreements, Contingency fee agreements, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer fee agreements, Lawyer improper fees, Lien resolution | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Ethics Opinions, joseph corsmeier | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Notice in the April 30, 2013 issue of The Florida Bar News advising that the Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee (PEC) will consider whether to modify or withdraw current Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 87-4, which states that lawyers may offer personal injury Read More
Read MoreRecent Notice of Proposed Florida Bar Board of Governors Actions contains important potential changes to the Florida Bar Rules
By Admin | Published May 5, 2013 | Posted in Bar rules fee agreements, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Cinco de Mayo Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Notice of Proposed Board Actions which has some important proposed amendments to the Florida Bar Rules. The Notice is on page 4 of the 4/30/13 Florida Bar News and also: https://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/JN/jnnews01.nsf/8c9f13012b96736985256aa900624829/b30ead230120050a85257b550045a451!OpenDocument Pursuant to its Standing Policies, the Board Read More
Read MoreFlorida Bar’s Standing Committee on Advertising issues proposed advisory opinion which cautions lawyers against using “hidden text” or another firm’s name in a website page “metatag”
By Admin | Published April 8, 2013 | Posted in Florida Bar proposed advertising advisory opinion metatags and SEO, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, lawyer blogs, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer websites, Lawyer websites deceptive and misleading practices for SEO, Lawyer websites metatag, Lawyer websites search engine optimization | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, Florida Bar Ethics Opinions, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules | 1 Comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent draft Proposed Advisory Opinion A-12-1 by the Bar’s Standing Committee on Advertising which cautions lawyers on certain search engine optimization (SEO) tactics for websites, including using “hidden text” and using another law firm’s name in a website page “metatag”. The proposed Read More
Read MoreFlorida Supreme Court rejects referee’s recommendation of suspension and disbars two lawyers whose bookkeeper allegedly misappropriated thousands of dollars from their trust account
By Admin | Published April 3, 2013 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, lawyer trust account rule violations, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Supreme Court of Florida lawyer disciplinary opinion rejecting a referee’s recommendation of suspension and disbarring two lawyers whose bookkeeper allegedly misappropriated thousands of dollars from the trust account; notwithstanding their acknowledged efforts to make the clients whole. The cases are: The Read More
Read MorePart 4 of a brief review of the comprehensive revised Florida lawyer advertising rules which become effective on May 1, 2013
By Admin | Published March 11, 2013 | Posted in 2013 Florida comprehensive advertising rule revisions, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and 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, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising rules, lawyer discipline | Leave a comment
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which the next installment of my summary review of the new Florida lawyer advertising rules which will become effective on May 1, 2013 at 12:01 am. The Supreme Court of Florida’s opinion is at: https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2013/sc11-1327.pdf. As I indicated in my previous Ethics Alert on the new Read More
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