Category Archives: Attorney/client privilege

New Jersey lawyer suspended for, inter alia, revealing confidential information in review of former client’s business

Posted on May 15, 2020 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss recent New Jersey Supreme Court opinion which imposed a one year suspension on a lawyer for, inter alia, providing a negative public review of a client’s business on Yelp and … Continue reading →

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Proposed North Carolina Bar ethics opinion states that lawyers may only make “restrained” responses to negative online reviews

Posted on March 2, 2020 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss recent proposed North Carolina Bar 2020 Formal Ethics Opinion 1, which states that lawyers are prohibited from revealing confidential information in response to a negative online post; however, the … Continue reading →

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California ethics opinion addresses issues related to a lawyer accepting damaging document provided by a witness

Posted on August 9, 2019 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent California ethics opinion which addresses ethics issues related to accepting a damaging document provided by an individual (witness).  The ethics opinion is Los Angeles County Bar Association … Continue reading →

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Two Ohio lawyers receive stayed six-month suspensions for violating client confidences while engaged in a personal relationship

Posted on November 6, 2018 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Ohio Supreme Court Order imposing a six month stayed suspension on two lawyers who violated client confidences while engaged in a personal romantic relationship.  The case style is: … Continue reading →

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Connecticut lawyer who was sued for malpractice and enclosed client’s psychiatric records in public court document suspended for 2 years

Posted on September 25, 2018 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent 2 year suspension of a Connecticut lawyer who was sued for legal malpractice and released his former client’s psychiatric records in retaliation and to embarrass the client.  … Continue reading →

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Florida Supreme Court specifically incorporates lawyer-fiduciary privilege into the Florida Evidence Code, F.S. §90.5021

Posted on February 1, 2018 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court opinion adopting and incorporating lawyer/fiduciary privilege into Florida Evidence Code, F.S. §90.5021.  The Supreme Court opinion adopting the revisions is In Re: Amendments to … Continue reading →

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Indiana criminal prosecutor suspended for 4 years for twice eavesdropping on confidential attorney/client conversations

Posted on November 9, 2017 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Indiana Supreme Court opinion suspending a lawyer for 4 years for eavesdropping on confidential attorney/client conversations with no automatic reinstatement.  The case is In the Matter of … Continue reading →

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New York Bar opinion states that lawyers must take reasonable steps to protect confidential information in a border search

Posted on August 30, 2017 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent New York City Bar Association ethics opinion which states that lawyers must take reasonable precautions to protect attorney/client confidential information if the lawyer is searched by U.S … Continue reading →

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Florida Supreme Court finds that attorney/client privilege prohibits inquiries into lawyer/doctor referral relationships

Posted on April 14, 2017 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the important very recent Florida Supreme Court opinion which prohibit inquiries by defense counsel into referral relationships between the plaintiff’s law firm and a physician.  The case is Worley … Continue reading →

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Arizona lawyer disbarred upon consent for disparaging book about his client Jodi Arias which violated client confidentiality

Posted on November 29, 2016 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent disbarment of an Arizona lawyer who represented notorious murder defendant Jodi Arias and published a book with disparaging details about the representation and revealing attorney/client confidential information … Continue reading →

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