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Florida Supreme Court rejects any Bar rule prohibiting lawyers from belonging to private services which refer to both lawyers and doctors
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court Opinion which rejected any Bar rule prohibiting lawyers from belonging to private services which refer to lawyers and doctors. The case is In Re: Amendments … Continue reading →
Posted in 2018 Florida lawyer referral rules qualifying providers, Attorney ethics, corsmeier, Florida Bar ethics, Florida Bar Rules, Florida Bar rules qualifying providers, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, Florida Supreme Court, Florida Supreme Court opinions, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer Ethics, Lawyer Referral Services, Lawyer referral services 2016 proposed revisions, Uncategorized
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Florida Bar Board of Governors approves Ethics Opinion 18-1 addressing lawyer fee arrangements with qualifying providers
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Florida Bar Board of Governor’s (BOG) unanimous approval of Ethics Advisory Opinion 18-1 addressing fee arrangements between qualifying providers and participating lawyers to comply with amended Florida Bar … Continue reading →
Posted in 2018 Florida lawyer referral rule revisions matching services, 2018 Florida lawyer referral rules qualifying providers, Attorney ethics, Florida Bar ethics, Florida Bar ethics opinion qualifying provider - lawyer fees, Florida Bar Opinion 18-1 payment to qualifying providers, Florida proposed ethics advisory opinion- lawyer referral fees and lawyer matching services, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer Ethics, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer Referral Services, Lawyer referral services 2016 proposed revisions, Uncategorized
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Florida Bar Board of Governors approves revised rule on qualifying provider fees and ethics opinion on “expert” and “specialist”
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss recent (October 12, 2018) vote of The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors to approve substantive revisions to Bar Rule 4-7.14 related to the use of “expert” and “specialist” and to … Continue reading →
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Florida Bar Board of Governors scheduled to review proposed revisions to Bar Rules related to referral services and lawyer “expert” advertising
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the scheduled review by the Florida Bar Board of Governors (BOG) of proposed amendments to the Florida Bar Rules related to private lawyer referral services/qualifying providers and lawyer advertising … Continue reading →
Posted in 2018 Florida lawyer referral rule revisions matching services, 2018 Florida lawyer referral rules qualifying providers, Florida Bar ethics opinion qualifying provider - lawyer fees, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising expert and specialist, Lawyer advertising specialization and expertise, lawyer referral fees, Lawyer Referral Services, Lawyer use of expert and specialist, Legal malpractice expert witness, Uncategorized
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Tagged Florida Bar, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, Florida matching services and qualifying providers, Florida Supreme Court, lawyer advertising, lawyer advertising expert and specialist, lawyer advertising specialist and expert, lawyer claims of specialization and expertise, lawyer referral, Lawyer Referral Services, Lawyer use of expert and specialist, referral fees, referral services and fees
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Avvo’s new parent company, Internet Brands, states it is discontinuing AVVO Legal Services effective July 2018
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the communication sent by Internet Brands, which recently acquired AVVO, sent a letter to the Deputy Counsel for the North Carolina Bar Authorized Practice Committee, advising that it is … Continue reading →
Posted in 2017 New Jersey Joint Ethics Opinion AVVO referral service violates Bar Rules, 2018 New Jersey Supreme Court order denying review of 2017 AVVO joint ethics opinion, Attorney ethics, Attorney Ethics sharing fees, AVVO - BOG opinion that AVVO Advisors is a lawyer referral service, AVVO Legal Advisor- termination of program/service, corsmeier, Ethics Opinion AVVO Advisor, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, Indiana ethics opinion 18-1- AVVO Advisor violation of fee, referral and other Bar rules, Joint New Jersey ethics opinion- AVVO legal services are improper fee sharing and referral fees, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer Ethics, Lawyer ethics AVVO and matching services- fee splitting and sharing, Lawyer ethics opinions Avvo - improper fee splitting and referral fees, Lawyer ethics- AVVO lawyer independent professional judgment, lawyer referral fees, Lawyer Referral Services, New York ethics opinion- AVVO legal services improper fee sharing, referral fees, and recommendations, Uncategorized
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Tagged 2017 New Jersey joint ethics opinion AVVO, 2018 New Jersey Supreme Court order denying review of 2017 AVVO joint ethics opinion, AVVO legal services, Lawyer ethics AVVO, Lawyer ethics AVVO and fee sharing and splitting, Lawyer ethics opinions Avvo matching services improper fee splitting and referral fees, Lawyer ethics- AVVO and independent professional judgment, lawyer referral, referral fees, referral services and fees
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New Jersey Supreme Court declines to review ethics opinion finding that AVVO’s referral program violates Bar Rules
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent New Jersey Supreme Court Order denying a petition requesting review of the New Jersey Ethics Opinion which found that AVVO’s referral program violated that state’s Bar rules. … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2017 New Jersey joint ethics opinion AVVO, 2018 New Jersey Supreme Court order denying review of 2017 AVVO joint ethics opinion, AVVO legal services, fee sharing, Lawyer ethics AVVO, Lawyer ethics AVVO and fee sharing and splitting, Lawyer ethics opinions Avvo matching services improper fee splitting and referral fees, Lawyer ethics- AVVO and independent professional judgment, referral services and fees
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Florida Supreme Court adopts substantial revisions to Bar rules related to private lawyer referral services
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert Update which will discuss the recent (March 8, 2018) Florida Supreme Court opinion approving amendments to Florida Bar Rule 4-7.22 related to private and for profit lawyer referrals. The amendments substantially revise … Continue reading →
Posted in 2018 Florida lawyer referral rule revisions matching services, 2018 Florida lawyer referral rules qualifying providers, Attorney ethics, Attorney Ethics sharing fees, corsmeier, Florida Bar ethics, Florida Bar Rules, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, Florida Supreme Court, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer Ethics, Lawyer ethics AVVO and matching services- fee splitting and sharing, Lawyer ethics opinions Avvo - improper fee splitting and referral fees, lawyer referral fees, Lawyer Referral Services, Lawyer referral services 2016 proposed revisions, Uncategorized
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Tagged 2018 Florida lawyer referral fee rule revisions, attorney advertising, Florida Bar, Florida Supreme Court, lawyer advertising, lawyer ownership of lawyer referral services, lawyer referral, lawyer referral fees, Lawyer Referral Services
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Florida Supreme Court dismisses Florida Bar’s petition proposing substantial revisions to lawyer referral service rules
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert Update which will update my August 1, 2016 Ethics Alert and will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court Order (May 3, 2017) dismissing the Bar’s petition for approval of the proposed substantial … Continue reading →
Posted in Attorney ethics, Florida Bar ethics, Florida Lawyer Professionalsim, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, Florida Supreme Court, Florida Supreme Court opinions, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer Ethics, lawyer referral fees, Lawyer Referral Services, Lawyer referral services 2016 proposed revisions, Uncategorized
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Tagged Florida Bar, Florida lawyer ethics, florida lawyer referral 2016 proposed rules, florida lawyer referral service rules, Florida Supreme Court, Lawyer Referral Services
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South Carolina ethics advisory opinion states that matching legal services such as those offered by AVVO are prohibited
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent South Carolina ethics advisory opinion which states that marketing fees to non-lawyer companies collected as part of legal fees are prohibited. The advisory opinion is here: http://www.scbar.org/Bar-Members/Ethics-Advisory-Opinions/Opinion-View/ArticleId/2455/Ethics-Advisory-Opinion-16-06 The … Continue reading →
Posted in Attorney ethics, corsmeier, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer Ethics, Lawyer ethics opinions, Lawyer ethics opinions Avvo - improper fee splitting and referral fees, lawyer referral fees, Lawyer Referral Services, Uncategorized
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Florida Bar’s Board of Governors approves substantial revisions to Bar rules related to lawyer referral services
Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert Update which will discuss the Florida Bar Board of Governors’ (BOG) recent approval of proposed lawyer referral rules. The proposed rules would substantially revise the current rules, including broadening the definition and … Continue reading →
Posted in corsmeier, Florida Bar ethics, Florida Bar Rules, Florida Lawyer Referral Services, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, Lawyer advertising, Lawyer Ethics, Lawyer Referral Services, Lawyer referral services 2016 proposed revisions, Uncategorized
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Tagged 2016 Florida lawyer referral rule revisions, corsmeier, corsmeier lawyer ethics, ethics for lawyers, Florida Bar, Florida lawyer ethics, Florida matching services and qualifying providers, joe corsmeier, joseph corsmeier, lawyer advertising, lawyer ethics
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