Florida Bar Ethics

04/13/2026

ABA Formal Opinion 522 provides guidance on a lawyer’s duty to disclose grounds for judicial disqualification

Hello everyone, and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss ABA Formal Opinion 522, which provides guidance on a lawyer’s duty to disclose grounds for judicial disqualification. ABA Forma…

01/12/2026

Lawyer Ethics and Artificial Intelligence: Benefits, Risks, and Challenges

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will briefly discuss the benefits, risks, and challenges of artificial intelligence and ethics in the practice of law. Artificial Intellige…

12/13/2025

ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 519 addresses client confidentiality issues when a lawyer moves to withdraw

This Ethics Alert will discuss recent ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 519, which addresses confidentiality issues under the ABA Model Rules when a lawyer moves to withdraw from representing a client in a…

12/03/2025

Florida Supreme Court adopts rule for interim suspension of lawyers charged with felonies that reflect adversely on the lawyer’s fitness to practice law

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the Florida Supreme Court’s sua sponte imposition of a new rule for interim suspension of lawyers who have been charged with felo…

10/06/2025

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the Utah Supreme Court’s recent authorization of a plan creating alternative path to a law license with practical training and wi…

09/23/2025

https://jcorsmeier.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/suspended-iowa-lawyer-alleged-to-have-cited-ai-hallucinated-case-in-proceeding-to-reinstate-law-license/

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Iowa reinstatement proceeding wherein a suspended Iowa lawyer is alleged to have cited a false AI hallucinated case in…

08/14/2025

D.C lawyer discipline appeals board upholds lawyer suspensions for imposing penalties for leaving law firm

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent District of Columbia Court of Appeals Board on Professional Responsibility Report and Recommendation which upheld a He…

08/02/2025

Florida Supreme Court adopts rule for interim suspension of lawyers charged with felonies

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent per curiam opinion of the Florida Supreme Court adopting a Florida Bar Rule which permits the interim suspension of la…

06/14/2025

Florida Bar Professional Ethics Committee issues proposed Advisory Opinion 25-1 regarding online groups and listservs

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the Florida Bar Professional Ethics Committee’s notice of proposed Advisory Opinion 25-1 regarding online groups and listservs. …

05/09/2025

Ohio lawyer arrested in client’s 2013 murder allegedly to obtain continuance of her divorce trial

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the Indictment and arrest of an Ohio attorney for the 2013 murder of his client allegedly to obtain a continuance of her divorce …