Monthly Archives: April 2012

Florida Bar referee recommends 1-year suspension for former state prosecutor who sent hundreds of texts and made calls to the presiding judge during murder trial

Posted on April 28, 2012 by jcorsmeier

Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent media reports that a Florida Bar referee has recommended that a former Florida criminal prosecutor who sent hundreds of texts and made calls to a presiding … Continue reading →

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New York District Court Judge finds that law firm had a duty to preserve e-mails from former client and failure to preserve may result in adverse spoliation instruction

Posted on April 20, 2012 by jcorsmeier

Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent New York U.S. District Court Judge’s opinion which found that the former lawyers for a mortgage company (AmTrust) had an ethical obligation and legal duty to … Continue reading →

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Former Maricopa County Arizona Attorney and deputy are disbarred for “dishonesty” and “abuse of power”

Posted on April 16, 2012 by jcorsmeier

Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the April 10, 2012 opinion of an the Arizona Supreme disciplinary panel (which was made up of individuals appointed by the Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation) … Continue reading →

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New York lawyer disbarred for misconduct and felony conviction related to mortgage fraud scheme

Posted on April 11, 2012 by jcorsmeier

Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the April 3, 2012 New York Appellate Court opinion disbarring a lawyer for misconduct related to the lawyer’s involvement in a mortgage fraud ring and conviction of felony … Continue reading →

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The Florida Bar’s Special Committee on Lawyer Referral Services reviews restrictions on for-profit lawyer referral entities

Posted on April 9, 2012 by jcorsmeier

            Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which discusses the recent article in The Florida Bar News which reviewed the March 9, 2012 meeting of The Florida Bar’s Special Committee on Lawyer Referral Services wherein the committee … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania lawyer disbarred for borrowing funds from client to open a strip club and failing to comply with Pa. Bar Rules

Posted on April 6, 2012 by jcorsmeier

Hello and welcome to this JACPA Ethics Alert blog which will discuss a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court disciplinary opinion disbarring a lawyer for violating numerous Pennsylvania Bar rules related to business transactions with clients when he solicited and obtained a … Continue reading →

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