Category Archives: negligence

Pennsylvania lawyer suspended for failing to advise client of adverse tax decision and $183,620 tax lien, failing to file timely appeal, and executing false affidavit to cover up misconduct

Posted on March 14, 2022 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion which suspended a Pennsylvania for one year and one day for failing to advise client of adverse decision and $183,620 tax lien, failing to … Continue reading →

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U. S. District Judge orders over $40,000.00 in sanctions for failure to cite “long-standing settled caselaw” in motion for injunction

Posted on December 28, 2021 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Oregon U.S. District Court Judge’s Order requiring the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine and one of its partners to pay over $40,000.00 in sanctions for failing … Continue reading →

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Pennsylvania lawyer who kept employee who stole fromhis aunt’s estate is suspended after the employee stole again

Posted on August 17, 2021 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court Order suspending a lawyer for 6 months after a non-lawyer employee stole from seven estates after the lawyer learned that she had stolen from … Continue reading →

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The client is missing and the statute of limitations expires soon: what can or must a lawyer do?

Posted on October 16, 2019 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the ethics issues when a client is missing (or refuses to communicate) and the statute of limitations is about to expire.  I have been asked this question (or a … Continue reading →

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Florida lawyer who improperly advised clients regarding marijuana business resulting in their arrest and charged $799 for false marijuana card is disbarred

Posted on January 21, 2018 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court opinion disbarring a Florida lawyer who, inter alia, incompetently advised a client regarding a marijuana growing business and charged individuals $799.00 for a falsified … Continue reading →

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Maine Supreme Court holds that competent expert testimony is required to prove causation in legal malpractice actions

Posted on July 20, 2017 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the March 21, 2017 opinion of the Maine Supreme Court which held that expert testimony that is not based on supporting facts in the record was insufficient to prove … Continue reading →

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