Monthly Archives: February 2022

Florida Supreme Court revises Comment to Bar Rule 4-5.5 to clarify that out-of-state licensed lawyer may practice remotely in Florida  

Posted on February 17, 2022 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Florida Supreme Court’s recent (February 17, 2022) opinion implementing a comment to Rule 4-5.5 which conforms to the approved Advisory Opinion issued by the Florida Bar’s Standing Committee … Continue reading →

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Arizona lawyer is suspended for 60 days for coaching client using chat function during virtual trial

Posted on February 7, 2022 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Arizona Supreme Court opinion suspending a lawyer 60 days for using the “chat” function on the GoToMeeting platform to coach his client in answering questions.  The case … Continue reading →

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Florida Bar Board of Governors approves amendment to Bar Rule 3-5.2 regarding emergency suspension of lawyers charged felony crime

Posted on February 2, 2022 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the Florida Bar Board of Governor’s (BOG) vote to approve the proposed amendment to Florida Bar Rule 3-5.2 regarding emergency suspension of lawyers charged with a felony crime in … Continue reading →

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