Palm Harbor, FL
Ethics and professional responsibility Lawyer at Palm Harbor, FL
Practice Areas: Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Licensing, Administrative Law
This article will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court opinion implementing amended Florida Bar trust account rules which require law firms with more than one lawyer to have written trust account ...
See Full GuideAs lawyers, many of us understand that we should zealously represent our clients. While that understanding is correct, the Bar rules and the Supreme Court of Florida have repeatedly stated that lawye...
See Full GuideThis article will discuss the recent Fourth District Court of Appeal opinion which found a termination of services clause in a probate contingent fee to be unenforceable and a violation of Rule 4-1.5,...
See Full GuideIn a September 21, 2011 opinion, the Second District Court of Appeal granted a petition for writ of certiorari stating that a law firm must be disqualified from representing a plaintiff when it also r...
See Full GuideWe lawyers are always subject to potential Bar disciplinary sanctions, even in our private lives (and blogs), especially if it is disseminated on the internet to potentially thousands (if not millions...
See Full GuideAs lawyers, many of us have the understanding that we should zealously represent our clients in the practice of law but that we should act both professionally and ethically in furthering that goal. Ov...
See Full GuideAs lawyers, we strive to provide appropriate and ethical advice to our clients; however, our fee agreements and client billing procedures must comply with the Bar Rules as well. This article will pro...
See Full GuideMany lawyers form partnerships and/or business relationships with non-lawyers, which are not per se prohibited under the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. This article will briefly discuss the Bar ru...
See Full GuideAs lawyers, we strive to provide appropriate and ethical advice to our clients; however, our fee agreements and client billing procedures must comply with the Bar Rules as well. This guide will provi...
See Full GuideMany lawyers use the terms “attorney/client confidentiality” interchangeably with “attorney/client privilege”, which is erroneous. The terms have very different applications.. What are attorney confi...
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