Supreme Court of Ohio opinion imposes stayed 2 year suspension on a lawyer who misappropriated almost $70,000.00 from his client trust account to “lend” to his wife

By Admin | Published December 17, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Lawyer conduct adversely affecting fitness to practice, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer misappropriation of trust funds, Lawyer trust account discipline, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss recent Supreme Court of Ohio opinion which imposed a stayed 2 year suspension on a lawyer who took almost $70,000.00 from his trust account to “lend” to his wife to start a private investigator business. The case is Disciplinary Counsel v. Steve J. Read More

Dodd-Frank deposit insurance provision which insures unlimited lawyer IOTA funds will expire on 12/31/12 unless renewed by Congress and funds will then qualify only as pass-through fiduciary funds up to $250,000.00 per client

By Admin | Published November 15, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, trust accounts | 1 Comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the scheduled expiration of the Dodd-Frank Deposit Insurance Provision on December 31, 2012 which would remove the unlimited deposit insurance coverage for Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTAs- called IOTA trust accounts in Florida) to fiduciary account coverage of $250,000.00 per client ledger Read More

Iowa lawyer suspended for 30 days for trust account and other violations after former paralegal reports her for accepting fee retainers and improperly placing them in her operating account and other locations

By Admin | Published October 3, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Ethics opinions fee retainers and nonrefundable fees, Excessive fee, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer misrepresentation, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, nonrefundable fees, retainer agreement, trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Iowa disciplinary case suspending an Iowa lawyer for one month for failing to deposit client funds into her trust account after she was reported to the Iowa Bar by her former paralegal. The case is Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board Read More

New York lawyer disbarred for improperly taking fees from immigration client’s bond money, falsifying a bill to justify taking the fees, and showing defiance and no remorse

By Admin | Published September 28, 2012 | Posted in and fraud, Attorney discipline, Excessive fee, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sanctions, Lawyer trust account discipline, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, bond money, corsmeier, excessive fee, immigration matter, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts, new york lawyer, nonrefundable fees, retainer agreement | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent disciplinary opinion of the New York Appellate Court disbarring a New York lawyer for improperly removing bond money paid by a client to pay his fees, falsifying a bill, and showing defiance and a lack of remorse. The case is Matter Read More

Indiana Bar Ethics Opinion warns that lawyer participation in group coupon programs as a marketing tool may be unethical

By Admin | Published April 25, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer sharing fees with non-lawyers | Tagged Tags: Attorney advertising rules, Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer advertising rules, lawyer trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Indiana State Bar Association Ethics Opinion which states that a lawyers’ use of group coupon or daily deal programs to obtain new clients is “fraught with peril” and most likely violates Indiana Bar Rules. The opinion is Indiana State Bar Association Read More

Florida Bar Board of Governors approves revisions requiring written trust account plans and requiring reports of non-compliance to law firm or Florida Bar

By Admin | Published April 23, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust account discipline, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts | 1 Comment

Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will update my 4/19/12 Ethics Alert discussing the recent Florida Bar Board of Governors’ approval of revisions to trust account rules which, inter alia, requiring written plans listing responsible lawyers. The proposed rules and a sample plan are here: 2012 BOG trust account revisions. As Read More

Florida Supreme Court opinion makes revisions to Bar Rules related to trust accounts and reporting misconduct in mediation

By Admin | Published April 18, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the very recent opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida adopting revisions to, inter alia, Bar Rule 5-1.2, Trust Account Records and Procedures and Rule 4-8.3(c) Reporting Professional Misconduct. The amendments will become effective 7/1/12. The Bar proposed various revisions to Rule 5-1.2 Read More

Iowa lawyer suspended for withdrawing minimum fee from trust account and failing or refusing to account for or return funds to client

By Admin | Published April 13, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust account discipline, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the April 6, 2012 Supreme Court of Iowa opinion suspending a lawyer for 30 days for withdrawing a $2,500.00 minimum fee from his trust account, failing or refusing to account for the fee when requested to do so by the client, billing for Read More

NY lawyer whose brother misappropriated trust funds is suspended for two years but NY Appeals Court stays suspension pending his appeal

By Admin | Published April 3, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Florida lawyer trust accounts, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer escrow accounts, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Lawyer trust account discipline, Lawyer trust accounts | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, lawyer trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss a recent disciplinary opinion wherein a New York lawyer was suspended for 2 years after his firm employee (and brother) allegedly misappropriated over $4 million of client trust funds as well as the subsequent Order to Show Cause issued by an appellate judge staying Read More

The Florida Bar finds no probable cause to proceed on trust account allegations against KEL law firm partners related to money scam

By Admin | Published March 20, 2012 | Posted in Attorney discipline, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Lawyer discipline, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, corsmeier, Florida Bar, Florida Bar Advertising Rules, Florida Bar discipline, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, lawyer trust accounts | Leave a comment

Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent media reports that The Florida Bar no probable cause to proceed against partners in Orlando’s KEL law firm related to Bar rule violations related to an international money scam in which the law firm was defrauded of more than $285,000.00. The Read More

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