Monthly Archives: October 2015

LegalZoom settles multi-million dollar antitrust suit against the North Carolina State Bar with agreement to continue operating

Posted on October 28, 2015 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent agreement between LegalZoom and the North Carolina State Bar which will apparently settle its multi-million dollar antitrust lawsuit which was filed in the North Carolina Middle District … Continue reading →

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New York paralegal indicted for allegedly creating more than 100 false settlement orders and forging signatures of 76 judges

Posted on October 20, 2015 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Indictment of a New York paralegal for allegedly creating more than 100 false structured settlement orders and forging the signatures of 76 supreme court  judges.  The case … Continue reading →

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Florida lawyer permanently disbarred for, inter alia, soliciting and making misrepresentations on website and representing clients in other states

Posted on October 19, 2015 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court Order approving the Report of Referee and permanently disbarring a Florida lawyer for soliciting over the internet and representing clients in states in … Continue reading →

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Florida Bar will not prohibit non-certified lawyers from making “objectively verifiable” claims of specialization/expertise

Posted on October 15, 2015 by jcorsmeier

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert update which will discuss the fallout from the September 30, 2015 Order and injunction by U.S. Northern District of Florida Judge Robert Hinkle finding that the Florida Bar Rule prohibiting truthful claims of … Continue reading →

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Florida Supreme Court permanently disbars lawyer for “defiant and contemptuous conduct”, and practicing while suspended

Posted on October 9, 2015 by jcorsmeier

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the October 8, 2015 Florida Supreme Court opinion which permanently disbarred a lawyer for contempt of his previous 2 year suspension order, threats to Bar counsel, and “unrepentant attitude”. The … Continue reading →

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Florida Supreme Court issues order to show cause and immediately suspends judge who cursed at and fought with public defender

Posted on October 7, 2015 by jcorsmeier

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the October 6, 2015 Florida Supreme Court order which rejected the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) recommendation of a 120 day suspension for a judge who cursed at and fought with … Continue reading →

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Federal District Judge enjoins The Florida Bar from enforcing rule prohibiting truthful claims of expertise

Posted on October 2, 2015 by jcorsmeier

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the September 30, 2015 order and injunction issued by a U.S. Northern District of Florida Judge finding The Florida Bar’s rule prohibiting truthful claims of expertise without certification unconstitutional and … Continue reading →

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