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

By Admin | Published July 20, 2012 | Posted in 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 | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, Bar ethics rules, client with disability, communication with client, corsmeier, excessive fee, Florida Bar, Florida Bar discipline, Florida Bar Oath of Admission, joseph corsmeier, trust accounts | Leave a comment

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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