Informal Opinion Number: 950043
Rules: 7.2(c);5.4(a)
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QUESTION: May Attorney pay a not-for-profit attorney referral service a fee which is a percentage of the attorney´s fees collected on a case referred to Attorney by that referral service? ANSWER: Yes, Rule 4 dash–7.2(c) authorizes payment of “the usual charges of a not-for-profit lawyer referral service or other legal service organization.”
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