A Video Explaining What Happens When a Lawyer Acts Unethically
Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE
Insurance claims expert, consultant at Barry Zalma, Inc. and author/Publisher at ClaimSchool, Inc.
Posted on December 10, 2020 by Barry Zalma
The Lawyer Who Violates the Rules of Professional Conduct Must Be Disciplined
See the full video at https://youtu.be/3c4u1RFHisw
When a lawyer violates the Rules of Professional Conduct, he or she can be disciplined by the local bar association and/or the state’s supreme court. Each state has its own disciplinary system managed by a group of investigators, lawyers and administrative law judges.
A settled acase without client authorization, charged interest on money that he loaned to a client, converted client funds, failed to cooperate with state in an investigation, and provided false statements to the state is misconduct that amounts to a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct in Louisiana. [Louisiana State Bar Ass’n v. Reis, 513 So. 2d 1173 (La. 1987).” In re Bell (La., 2019)]
In Georgia multiple, previous disciplinary cases addressing violations of various Rules of Professional Conduct have resulted in a reprimand. [In the Matter of Jordan, 305 Ga. 35 (823 SE2d 257) (2019); In the Matter of Smart, 303 Ga. 156 (810 SE2d 475) (2018).]
The violation of Rules of Professional Conduct is limited to the state Bar or the state Supreme Court. In Indiana, for example, there is no independent civil cause of action for a violation of the Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, a breach of fiduciary duty claim against a lawyer is not viable. [Liggett v. Young, 877 N.E.2d 178, 183 (Ind. 2007)]
In Ohio, evidence established that a lawyer chose to ignore, rationalize, or act ignorant of the unambiguous limitations placed on him as a suspended attorney and because he has proven, time and time again that he cannot act as an ethical attorney, he must be permanently disbarred to protect the public. [Disciplinary Counsel v. Dougherty, 2019 OHIO 4418 (Ohio, 2019)]
? 2020 – Barry Zalma
Barry Zalma, Esq., CFE, now limits his practice to service as an insurance consultant specializing in insurance coverage, insurance claims handling, insurance bad faith and insurance fraud almost equally for insurers and policyholders. He also serves as an arbitrator or mediator for insurance related disputes. He practiced law in California for more than 44 years as an insurance coverage and claims handling lawyer and more than 52 years in the insurance business. He is available at https://www.zalma.com and [email protected].
Mr. Zalma is the first recipient of the first annual Claims Magazine/ACE Legend Award.
Over the last 52 years Barry Zalma has dedicated his life to insurance, insurance claims and the need to defeat insurance fraud. He has created the following library of books and other materials to make it possible for insurers and their claims staff to become insurance claims professionals.
https://zalma.com/zalmas-insurance-fraud-letter-2/Read last two issues of ZIFL here.
Go to Barry Zalma videos at Rumble.com at https://rumble.com/c/c-262921
Read posts from Barry Zalma at https://parler.com/profile/Zalma/posts
Listen to the Podcast: Zalma on Insurance https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episodesZalma on Insurance
Go to Barry Zalma on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCysiZklEtxZsSF9DfC0Expg/
Go to the Insurance Claims Library –https://zalma.com/blog/insurance-claims-library/