Category Archives: Florida Supreme Court

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

Posted on November 22, 2021 by jcorsmeier

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 Supreme Court holds that an insurer may pursue malpractice claims against lawyer retained to defend the insured

Posted on June 14, 2021 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court decision holding that an insurer has standing to pursue a malpractice action against a lawyer who was retained to represent its insured where the … Continue reading →

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Florida Supreme Court approves advisory opinion permitting out-of-state lawyer to practice federal law remotely from Florida home

Posted on May 23, 2021 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Florida Supreme Court’s recent (May 20, 2021) opinion approving an Advisory Opinion issued by the Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law stating that an … Continue reading →

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Florida Supreme Court prohibits quotas requiring minimum number of “diverse” faculty in Bar approved CLE programs

Posted on April 27, 2021 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court per curiam opinion which prohibits the imposition of quotas requiring a minimum number of “diverse” faculty for Florida Bar CLE programs, including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual … Continue reading →

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Florida Bar will file petition with Florida Supreme Court with proposed amendment to Rule 3-7.18 related to disposition of judicial referrals

Posted on April 9, 2021 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss The Florida Bar’s recent filing of a petition with a proposed amendment to Rule 3-7.18 related to disposition of judicial referrals with Florida Supreme Court The Florida Bar has … Continue reading →

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Florida lawyer arrested and disbarred for disparaging statements and accusations of judicial witchcraft

Posted on January 29, 2021 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court Order disbarring a lawyer for making disparaging statements and accusations regarding the judiciary and accusing judges of witchcraft.  The lawyer was also recently arrested … Continue reading →

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Florida Bar provides notice that proposed opinion stating that out-of-state lawyer may practice law remotely is pending final court action

Posted on January 22, 2021 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Florida Bar’s notice that Proposed Advisory Opinion FAO #2019-4 stating that an out-of-state lawyer may practice federal law remotely from his Florida home is pending final Florida Supreme … Continue reading →

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