Category Archives: Attorney discipline

Massachusetts lawyer reprimanded after accidentally copying opposing counsel email to lawyer with plan to avoid judge’s call

Posted on April 19, 2024 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Massachusetts Board of Overseers Order imposing a reprimand on a lawyer who sent an email to another lawyer to evade a judge’s and accidentally copied opposing counsel.  … Continue reading →

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Florida Bar’s Board of Governors votes to approve removal of the word “zealous” and its derivatives from the Florida Bar Rules

Posted on December 20, 2023 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Florida Bar Board of Governor’s approval of a Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section proposal to remove the word “zealous” and its derivatives from the Florida Bar … Continue reading →

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New Jersey lawyer suspended for charging excessive and false fees to clients and claimed that everyone did it

Posted on November 27, 2023 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the November 8, 2023 New Jersey Supreme Court opinion imposing a one year suspension on a lawyer for charging inflated and false fees to clients.  The case is In the … Continue reading →

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California Supreme Court adopts rule requiring lawyers to report other lawyers who engage in serious misconduct

Posted on June 27, 2023 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the California Supreme Court’s adoption of a Bar Rule requiring lawyers to report other lawyers who engage in dishonesty, fraud, deceit , or reckless or intentional misrepresentation or misappropriation … Continue reading →

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West Virginia lawyer’s license is annulled and suspended for, inter alia, billing over 24 hours multiple times

Posted on November 11, 2022 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals opinion annulling the license of a lawyer who admitted that he billed more than 24 hours in a day multiple … Continue reading →

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California lawyer sentenced to prison for wire fraud for lying to clients about winning cases and forging court document judges’ signatures

Posted on October 7, 2022 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent sentencing of a California lawyer to 37 months in prison and $254,354.00 in restitution after he pled guilty to wire fraud for lying to clients about winning … Continue reading →

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Illinois Hearing Board recommends reprimand for lawyer who exclaimed “gadzooks” after being admonished by the judge and was held in contempt

Posted on September 21, 2022 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Illinois Disciplinary Commission Hearing Board recommendation of a reprimand for a lawyer who disrupted a trial, exclaimed “gadzooks” after being admonished, and was held in contempt.  The … Continue reading →

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Florida Supreme Court issues discipline opinion reminding lawyers not to engage in “zealous advocacy” in violation of Bar Rules

Posted on July 20, 2022 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Florida Supreme Court opinion imposing a 3-year suspension on a lawyer who altered pictures of his client’s face and used the images as exhibits at a deposition in … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts lawyer is suspended for year and a day after receiving reimbursement from both firm and CLE sponsor for wine expense

Posted on June 14, 2022 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Order suspending a Massachusetts lawyer for one year and one day for seeking reimbursement from firm and CLE sponsor for wine expense.  The case is In Re: Jonathan … Continue reading →

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Maryland lawyer disbarred for submitting false expense reports to law firm and making misrepresentations to cover up the misconduct

Posted on March 21, 2022 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Maryland Court of Appeals opinion disbarring a lawyer for misappropriating more than $14,000.00 in law firm funds by submitting false expense reports and making misrepresentations to cover … Continue reading →

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