Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal affirms that lawyer’s receipt and “skimming” of confidential mediation statement does not require disqualification

By Admin | Published August 31, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Disqualification, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Documents, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer disqualification, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, inadvertent disclosure of confidential documents, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality | 1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent opinion of the Third District Court of Appeal in which it held that a lawyer’s receipt and “skimming” of confidential mediation statement of the opposing party does not require the disqualification of the party’s lawyer. The opinion is Maribor v. Dreiling, Fla. Read More

Update: Florida Bar’s Board of Governors directs Professional Ethics Committee to prepare opinion on cloud computing

By Admin | Published August 4, 2012 | Posted in Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Florida lawyer cloud computing, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing and confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinion could computing, Lawyer ethics opinions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing, lawyer confidentiality | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will provide an update on the status of the potential ethics advisory opinion on cloud computing and the recent decision of the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar (BOG) to direct Professional Ethics Committee (PEC) to prepare an ethics opinion on protecting client confidences when lawyers Read More

Florida Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee requests Board of Governors to direct it to prepare ethics opinion on cloud computing

By Admin | Published August 4, 2012 | Posted in Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing and confidentiality, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer ethics opinions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer cloud computing, lawyer confidentiality | 2 Comments

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent request of the Professional Ethics Committee of The Florida Bar (PEC) to request that the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar (BOG) direct it to prepare an ethics opinion on protecting client confidences when lawyers want to store records via third Read More

Florida Supreme Court imposes one year suspension on lawyer for disparaging client and revealing client’s confidences in court documents

By Admin | Published August 1, 2012 | Posted in 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 | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, lawyer conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, lawyer confidentiality | Leave a comment

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

U.S. Fifth Circuit opinion affirms sanctions against Florida law firm for inadvertent dissemination of confidential discovery documents

By Admin | Published June 29, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Inadvertent disclosure of Confidential Documents, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, inadvertent disclosure of confidential documents, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality | Leave a comment

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

Ohio Supreme Court discipline board recommends 6 month suspension for lawyer who warned Ohio State coach of player misconduct

By Admin | Published June 12, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Attorney/client privilege and confidentiality, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, attorney/client confidentiality, Bar ethics rules, client confidentiality, confidentiality, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, lawyer confidentiality | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent decision of the Ohio Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline recommending that a lawyer who sent e-mails to then Ohio State coach Jim Tressel warning him that Ohio State football players were selling memorabilia or trading them for tattoos Read More

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