Informal Opinion Number: 940153
Rules: 1.5
Client-Lawyer Relationship
Fees
QUESTION: May Attorney have a provision in the fee agreement which requires that any dispute, including claims for malpractice, be submitted to binding arbitration? ANSWER: This would not violate any provision of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Informal Opinions are ethics advisory opinions issued by the Office of Legal Ethics Counsel to members of the Bar about Rule 4 (Rules of Professional Conduct), Rule 5 (Complaints and Proceedings Thereon), and Rule 6 (Fees to Practice Law) pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 5.30(c). Written summaries of select Informal Opinions are published for informational purposes as determined by the Advisory Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri pursuant to Rule 5.30(c). Informal opinion summaries are advisory in nature and are not binding. These opinions are published as an educational service and do not constitute legal advice.
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