Monthly Archives: October 2012

Illinois disciplinary board recommends 6 month suspension for lawyer who “overreached” on a fee and sent communication to a prosecutor violating attorney/client confidentiality and implicating client

Posted on October 29, 2012 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Illinois disciplinary review board report and recommendation that a criminal defense lawyer receive a 6 month suspension for his misconduct in representing and defending clients in two … Continue reading →

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Proposed Florida Bar Ethics Opinion states that lawyers may authorize non-lawyer staff to complete the certification and e-file court documents using the lawyer’s credentials

Posted on October 26, 2012 by jcorsmeier

            Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss proposed Florida Bar Ethics Advisory Opinion 12-2 which was unanimously approved by The Florida Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee (PEC) at its meeting on September 21, 2012.  The proposed … Continue reading →

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Ohio lawyer receives stayed 6 month suspension for providing his electronic signature and attorney-registration number to a Florida law firm and failing to supervise the firm’s activities

Posted on October 18, 2012 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Ohio Supreme Court disciplinary opinion imposing a 6 month stayed suspension of a lawyer who provided his Ohio attorney-registration number and electronic attorney signature to a Florida … Continue reading →

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South Carolina lawyer receives reprimand after telling judge that he was retained and later failing to appear and claiming that there was no representation since no fee agreement was signed

Posted on October 12, 2012 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent South Carolina Supreme Court opinion reprimanding a lawyer for failing to attend court hearings on behalf of a client after telling the judge that he represented the … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania Assistant District Attorney receives public censure after arrest and diversion for possession of cocaine and marijuana

Posted on October 8, 2012 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Pennsylvania disciplinary opinion imposing a public censure on a former state criminal prosecutor who was arrested of possession of cocaine and marijuana and later received a diversion … Continue reading →

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