Category Archives: Lawyer contingency agreements

New York lawyer suspended for, inter alia, agreeing to assist a client in a malpractice claim against his own law firm

Posted on May 17, 2014 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent New York disciplinary opinion which imposed a one (1) year suspension on a lawyer who, along with other misconduct, entered into an agreement with a client … Continue reading →

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The Florida Bar’s Rules Committee will propose additional changes to Bar Rules related to resolution of extraordinary liens in contingency matters

Posted on September 5, 2013 by jcorsmeier

Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent activity of The Florida Bar and the Board of Governors (BOG) related to the requirement that lawyers be required to resolve outstanding liens as part of the … Continue reading →

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