Florida Supreme Court approves revised Bar advertising rule with requirements for lawyers to call themselves “experts” or “specialists”

By jcorsmeierjaclaw | Published July 29, 2019 | Posted in 2019 Florida advertising revision expert and specialist, attorney advertising, Attorney Ethics, Florida 2013 comprehensive lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer advertising rules, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer advertising expert and specialist, Lawyer advertising rules, Lawyer advertising specialties and certification | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, Florida lawyer ethics, Florida Supreme Court, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer use of expertise and expert and certification, lawyers use of expertise and specialization |

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court opinion approving (with minor revisions) Bar Rule 4-7.14, which sets forth the requirements for Florida lawyers to call themselves “experts” and “specialists” in advertisements and other documents. The case is In re: Amendments to Rule Regulating The Florida Bar Read More

Florida Supreme Court permanently disbars lawyer for, inter alia, breaking into former law firm, creating parallel firm, and filing multiple improper fee liens

By jcorsmeierjaclaw | Published July 22, 2019 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney Ethics, Attorney misrepresentation, deceit, dishonesty, Florida Bar, Florida Bar lawyer emergency suspension, Florida lawyer emergency suspension, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer burglary and false fee liens disbarment, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer criminal conduct, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer disbarment personal misconduct, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer permanent disbarment, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida lawyer ethics, Florida Supreme Court, fraud, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Lawyer disbarment, Lawyer misrepresentation, lawyer permanent disbarment |

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court Order permanently disbarring a Florida lawyer for, inter alia, breaking into his former law firm and the firm’s storage unit, creating a parallel law firm, and filing multiple improper fee liens. The case is The Florida Bar v. Christopher Louis Brady, Read More

Florida Bar obtains emergency suspension of lawyer for “waging a personal and public war on social media”

By jcorsmeierjaclaw | Published April 15, 2019 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney Ethics, Florida Bar, Florida Bar lawyer emergency suspension, Florida lawyer emergency suspension, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer false statements, Lawyer misconduct social media Facebook, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer social media ethics, Lawyer suspension | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Supreme Court, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely reflecting fitness to practice, lawyer discipline, lawyer ethics |

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent emergency suspension of a Florida lawyer for allegedly “waging a personal and public war on social media against attorneys representing clients” and “resort(ing) to terrorist legal tactics.” The case is: The Florida Bar v. Ashley Ann Krapacs, Case No.: SC-277 Lower Tribunal Read More

Florida Supreme Court dismisses Florida Bar’s petition proposing substantial revisions to lawyer referral service rules

By Admin | Published May 16, 2017 | Posted in Florida Bar 2016 Lawyer referral rule revisions, Florida Bar lawyer referral rule revisions, Florida Bar matching services, Florida Lawyer Professionalism, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer matching services Avvo, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Florida lawyer ethics, florida matching services, Florida qualifying providers, Florida Supreme Court, lawyer ethics, Lawyer Referral Services | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert Update which will update my August 1, 2016 Ethics Alert and will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court Order (May 3, 2017) dismissing the Bar’s petition for approval of the proposed substantial revisions to the Bar Rules related to lawyer referral services. The proposed rules would have Read More

Florida Supreme Court finds that attorney-client privilege prohibits inquiries into lawyer/doctor referral relationships

By Admin | Published April 14, 2017 | Posted in .S. Supreme Court, attorney/client privilege, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Attorney/client privilege discovery of referral relationships with doctors, Confidentiality and privilege, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics duties re subpoena for client confidential documents and information, prohibition of inquiries into lawyer/doctor referrals | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney-client privelege, corsmeier, Florida Supreme Court, joseph corsmeier, prohibition of inquiries re referral relationships, statutory attorney/client privilege | 1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the important very recent Florida Supreme Court opinion which prohibit inquiries by defense counsel into referral relationships between the plaintiff’s law firm and a physician. The case is Worley v. Central Florida Young Men’s Christian Ass’n, Inc., No. SC15-1086 (Fla. SC April 13, 2017). Read More

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