sunEthics.com
covers legal ethics, judicial ethics, and
bar admission issues in Florida and nationally.
 |
 |
| FLORIDA Ethics | State and National Ethics Resources |
Have a
safe and relaxing LABOR DAY!
Researching ethics issues? Start with our SUBJECT INDEX to past postings.
| A convicted defendant cannot establish prejudice where the error complained about was necessarily considered by the court in its Anders review . . . (more) 9/1/10 | The Third DCA reverses a substantial verdict based on improper argument by the plaintiff's counsel . . . (more) 9/1/10 | |
| The Florida Supreme Court denies rehearing for a lawyer disciplined for using the trade name "Legal Experts". . . . (more) 8/31/10 | The Fourth DCA criticizes lawyers for failure to comply with the candor-toward-the-tribunal rule . . . (more) 8/31/10 | |
| The Florida Supreme Court disbars rather than suspends a lawyer for misusing the law to hurt members of the public for personal gain . . . (more) 8/27/10 | The Florida Supreme Court rejects a suspension recommendation and instead disbars a lawyer convicted of drug trafficking . . . (more) 8/27/10 | |
| A proposal for settlement under the offer of judgment statute is declared unenforceable due to ambiguity . . . (more) 8/26/10 | A trial court's failure to conduct a preliminary Nelson inquiry is per se reversible error . . . (more) 8/26/10 | |
| Ex parte communications with a judge for purely administrative, non-substantive matters do not warrant the judge's disqualification . . . (more) 8/23/10 | A non-judge judicial candidate may pay for a table to distribute campaign literature at a non-partisan meet-the-candidates fundraiser . . . (more) 8/23/10 | |
| A motion for attorney's fees in a guardianship matter is subject to the 30-day time limit in Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.525 . . . (more) 8/19/10 | The Fourth DCA reverses a criminal conviction due to the prosecutor's improper closing argument . . . (more) 8/19/10 | |
| The Third DCA reverses another substantial plaintiff's verdict due to improper argument by the same lawyer . . . (more) 8/16/10 | A criminal defendant validly waived his right to counsel after watching a pre-recorded video about his constitutional rights . . . (more) 8/16/10 | |
| A company's customer lists produced to a state agency are trade secrets exempt from disclosure under public records law . . . (more) 8/4/10 | The Florida Supreme Court amends the rules regarding lawyer-to-lawyer and lawyer-to-client communications . . . (more) 7/8/10 | |
| The Florida Bar submits more proposed changes to the website advertising rule to the Florida Supreme Court . . . (more) 6/8/10 | The Florida Supreme Court changes the effective date for the website rule amendments to July 1, 2010, but stays implementation . . . (more) 26/8/10, 6/10/10 | |
After being posted here for a few weeks these summaries are moved to our archives, which are organized by topic for your research convenience.