Category Archives: Attorney ethics

Proposed Florida Bar Advisory Opinion 24-1 provides guidance regarding lawyers’ use of generative artificial intelligence (AI)

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will Proposed Florida Bar Advisory Opinion 24-1 provides guidance regarding lawyers’ use of generative artificial intelligence (AI). According to the Bar’s Notice, the BOG will consider any comments received at a … Continue reading

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ABA Formal Opinion 508 provides information and guidance regarding the ethics of witness preparation

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss recent ABA Formal Opinion 508, which discusses the ethics of witness preparation and provides information and guidance.  ABA Formal Opinion 508 is here:  ABA Formal Opinion 508 (americanbar.org) According to … Continue reading

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

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

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

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 Bar complaint alleges that lawyer demanded future pain damages for a client who he knew was no longer alive

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Complaint filed by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission against an Illinois lawyer who allegedly demanded future pain damages for client who he knew was deceased.  … 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

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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U. S. District Judge orders over $40,000.00 in sanctions for failure to cite “long-standing settled caselaw” in motion for injunction

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Oregon U.S. District Court Judge’s Order requiring the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine and one of its partners to pay over $40,000.00 in sanctions for failing … Continue reading

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Florida lawyer suspended for texting and coaching client during a deposition and making misrepresentations regarding the texts

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court opinion suspending a lawyer for 91 days for sending texts to his client and coaching the client during a deposition and making misrepresentations about … Continue reading

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Florida Bar issues scam alert related to fake emails which purport to be from the Florida Bar Lawyer Regulation staff

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Florida Bar scam alert related to fake e-mails which purport to be from the Florida Bar Lawyer Regulation staff. According to the scam alert on the Florida … Continue reading

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