Category Archives: joseph corsmeier

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

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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Georgia Supreme Court disbars lawyer who missed statutory filing deadline and created a false email and text to cover it up

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Georgia Supreme Court opinion disbarring a lawyer who missed statutory filing deadline and falsified email to cover it up.  The case is In the Matter of Andrea Jo … Continue reading

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Florida Bar’s Board of Governors withdraws proposed Advisory Opinion 23-1 which would have permitted Florida lawyers to passively invest in non-lawyer owned alternative business structures

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Florida Bar Board of Governor’s (BOG) recent withdrawal of proposed Advisory Opinion 23-1 which would have allowed Florida lawyers to passively invest in out of state alternative lawyer … 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

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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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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Florida Bar Board of Governors will discuss important proposed Rule revisions at its December 1, 2023 meeting

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss important Bar Rule amendment items that are for action or discussion at the December 1, 2023 meeting of the Florida Bar Board of Governors (BOG). The BOG will consider … Continue reading

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

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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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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Lawyer Social Media and Online Communications: Tips for Avoiding Ethical Traps and Pitfalls

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss lawyer social media and tips to avoid ethical traps and pitfalls.  There are very few lawyers and law firms which do not use social media to build their practices; … Continue reading

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Florida Supreme Court implements most rule revisions recommended by Special Committee for the Review of Professionalism in Florida

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court opinion adopting most recommendations proposed by the Special Committee for the Review of Professionalism in Florida.  The July 6, 2023 Court order is here:  … Continue reading

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