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Resources Available to Florida Bar Members
Website www.FloridaBar.org
Ethics Opinions Register online Post your CLE online Rules and Rule changes LOMAS forms PRI – Practice Resource Institute
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Resources Available to Florida Bar Members
Ethics Hotline
1-800-235-8619
Staffed by licensed Florida lawyers Bar members can ask questions or request informal
advisory opinions about the ethical propriety of their own conduct
Monday – Friday (9 am to 5 pm)
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Resources Available to Florida Bar Members
Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc.
1-800-282-8981
Website www.Fla-lap.org Confidentiality assured Assist attorneys with chemical dependency
(substance abuse) and mental health issues
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Intake Screening Process
Telephone Questions
Written Inquiries
ACAP Process/Intake Process(More Lawyer/Public Friendly)
Nearly all grievances filed in Tallahassee –files sent to the Branch for additional investigation
8,500+ Complaints filed yearly
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The Florida Bar DisciplinarySystem
COMPLAINT
THE FLORIDA BAR5 Branch Offices
GRIEVANCE COMMITTEESimilar to Grand Jury
SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA
Trial Held
Makes recommendation to Supreme Court of Florida
Handles appealsIssues final orders
Board ofGovernors
Review
Dismissal by Staff Counsel
Forward cases toGrievance Committee
Dismissed if No Probable Cause
Probable Cause Found
REFEREEAppointed by the Supreme Court of Florida
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GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE OPTIONS Diversion
Ethics School Trust Accounting Workshop Florida Lawyer’s Assistance Advertising Workshop Professionalism Workshop LOMAS CLE Anger Management
No Probable Cause
No Probable Cause with Letter of Advice
Minor Misconduct
Probable Cause
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Supreme Court of Florida
Admission of Minor Misconduct Discovery (Fla. R. Civ. P.) Pre-Complaint Guilty Plea Complaint Drafting & Filing Appointment of Judicial Referee Answer Final Hearing Hearing on Sanctions Report of Referee Supreme Court Review
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APPEAL and SUPREME COURT ACTION
Petition for review
Burden on appeal
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United States Supreme Court
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Case Law of the Court
Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005) Unconstitutional to impose the death penalty of
offenders under the age of 18 Juveniles are “Different” Lack maturity “More vulnerable or susceptible to negative influences
and outside pressures, including peer pressure”
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Competence
RULE 4-1.1 COMPETENCE
A lawyer must provide competent representation to a client. Competent representation requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness, and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation.
Price v. State, 873 So. 2d 1246 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004) Attorney’s violation of appellate rules & orders warranted sanctions and a referral to the bar.
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Competence: Legal Knowledge & Skill
Minimum Standards Rule (drafting)
Familiar with relevant rules and materials
Board Certification - specialty
Continuing Legal Education
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Competence: Legal Knowledge
Training topics include: Detention advocacy Dispositional planning Educational rights Dependency Immigration Writ practice Collateral consequences
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DUTY OF LOYALTY
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Obligation to Your Client
Maximize the participation in their case
Facilitate informed decisions
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Expressed Interest
Mirrors the adult attorney- client relationship Must act as client’s voice Empower the child to make informed decisions
Accept plea offer Have a bench trial Testify in his/her own defense Agree to specific disposition Right to appeal
Protect due process rights
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Dusky Standard
The test for competency must be “whether [the defendant] has sufficient present ability to consult with his lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding -- and whether he has a rational as well as factual understanding of the proceedings against him.”
Dusky v. United States, 362 U.S. 402, 80 S. Ct. 788, 4 L. Ed. 2d 824 (1960)
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R.L.R. v. State, 116 So. 3d 570 (2013)
Trial court entered an order demanding the attorney to disclose the child’s location.
No exception to attorney-client privilege where the client may be a danger to himself.
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J. RULE 4-8.4 MISCONDUCT
A lawyer shall not:
(c) engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation, except that it shall not be professional misconduct for a lawyer for a criminal law enforcement agency or regulatory agency to advise others about or to supervise another in an undercover investigation, unless prohibited by law or rule, and it shall not be professional misconduct for a lawyer employed in a capacity other than as a lawyer by a criminal law enforcement agency or regulatory agency to participate in an undercover investigation, unless prohibited by law or rule;
(d) engage in conduct in connection with the practice of law that is prejudicial to the administration of justice, including to knowingly, or through callous indifference, disparage, humiliate, or discriminate against litigants, jurors, witnesses, court personnel, or other lawyers on any basis, including, but not limited to, on account of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, employment, or physical characteristic;
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ETHICS OPINION 86-3
Disclosure of client’s confidences(No duty to disclose priors – cannot misrepresent)
ETHICS OPINION 90-6
RECONSIDERED – 05/29/09(Criminal client using an alias –
decline or withdraw)
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Recent Cases:
The Florida Bar v. Abramson
3 So.3d 964 (Fla. 2009)
91 day suspension – Abramson was discourteous, disparaging and disrespectful toward judge during jury selection.
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SOCIAL NETWORKINGRECENT CASES
Diversion to Ethics School and Professionalism Workshop
An attorney posted on Facebook that the judge was crazy.
An Assistant State Attorney agreed to diversion for an improper posting which made the local paper. He believed he had taken every precaution to ensure the privacy of his Facebook. But, at least one of his 400+ friends …
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Facebook poem published in local paper
4-8.4(d) violation Called defense counsel unethical Jury deliberating Ethics school Apology letters Young, remorseful attorney
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Other Conduct PREJUDICIAL to the ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
The Florida Bar v. Buckle771 So. 3d 1131 (Fla. 2000)
(Public reprimand – Defense attorney sent a letter to victim with the intent to embarrass & intimidate)
The Florida Bar v. Gasso647 So. 2d 840 (Fla. 1994)
(10 day suspension – no other ethics violationother than failing to respond to the bar)
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SOCIAL NETWORKING-
The Florida Bar v. Conway, 996 So. 2d 213 (Fla. 2008)- An attorney received a public reprimand for blog comments which were harshly critical of the presiding judge in Felony Criminal Court. The attorney fully believed that the actions of the judge were unfair and illegal. However, the blog was not the appropriate forum to raise such issues.
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Email Misconduct
The Florida Bar v Nicholas MooneyCase Nos. SC10-640 & SC10-1584Public Reprimand
The Florida Bar v Kurt MitchellCase Nos. SC10-639 & SC10-1583Short Suspension
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Facebook “friending”
Friending judges? JEAC Op. 09-20
Friending witnesses?
Having someone else do it?
To assist in investigation?
No ex parte via messaging
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Remember duty of confidentiality to client, Rule 4-1.6(a)(Public platform)
Consent required to reveal information.
Cannot comment through 3rd party, see Rule 4-3.6(b) Shall not counsel or assist another person to make such a statement.
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Conduct outside law practice
Case law shows sanctions imposed for:- Criminal actions, both misdemeanors and
felonies- Unethical conduct in regard to personal business deals- Court will not tolerate unprofessional conduct in any sphere of life- Court will sanction for fraud in personal life
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WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOUR RIGHTS?
State v. Fishkind, 107 So. 2d 131, 132 (Fla. 1958)
The court held that the practice of law is a privilege which places special burdens upon those choosing to pursue this honorable profession. Law makes “extraordinary demands upon members of the bar”
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WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOUR RIGHTS?
The Florida Bar v. Massfeller, 170 So. 2d 834, 839 (Fla. 1964).
Membership in the bar is a privilege burdened with conditions. A fair private and professional character is one of them. Compliance with that condition is essential at the moment of admission; but it is equally essential afterwards.
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WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOUR RIGHTS?
The Florida Bar v. Bennett, 276 So. 2d 481, 482 (Fla. 1973)
Some may consider it 'unfortunate' that attorneys can seldom cast off completely the mantle they enjoy in the profession and simply act with simple business acumen and not be held responsible under the high standards of our profession. … In a sense, 'an attorney is an attorney is an attorney‘…
An attorney 24 / 7
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THE BOTTOM LINE(Facebook, Avvo, Linked-In, etc.)
Here’s the easy part…
Don’t post it (or say it) if you wouldn’t put it in a pleading!
SOMEONE SOMEWHERE SOMEHOW will see it!
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The Snitch Rule - 4-8.3
(a) Reporting Misconduct of Other Lawyers.
A lawyer who knows that another lawyer has committed a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct that raises a substantial question as to that lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects shall inform the appropriate professional authority.
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CAVEAT
Is it truly a substantial rule violation?
Have you discussed this with your supervisor or mentor first?
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Rule 4-8.3 Reporting Professional Misconduct
(b) Reporting Misconduct of Judges. A lawyer who knows that a judge has committed a violation of applicable rules of judicial conduct that raises a substantial question as to the judge's fitness for office shall inform the appropriate authority.
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WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?
THREE C’S OF GOOD PRACTICE COMMUNICATION CONNECTION CURRENT
PROFESSIONALISM
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Professionalism is Practical
Your reputation will follow you forever.
What does the future hold?
Professionalism engenders professionalism.
Get involved.
Professionalism is expected
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Common Complaints
1. My attorney won’t return my telephone calls.
2. Can you tell me if there have been any complaints against my attorney? Online discipline.
3. My attorney is doing xyz. Is my case being handled properly?
4. My attorney won’t respond to my letters.
5. What can the Bar do to help me with my attorney.
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AVAILABLE RESOURCES
Local bar associations and Inns of Court
The Florida Bar Website:
www.floridabar.org
Indexed Ethics Opinions
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Other resources
Trusted mentor
Oath of Admission
Creed of Professionalism
Commentary to Rules
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