Informal Opinion Number: 950210
Rules: 7.2(c)
Information About Legal Services
Advertising
QUESTION: Attorney would participate in a program in which Attorney would pay a certain amount to a for profit company that would refer to Attorney clients who call an 800 number. May Attorney participate in this program? ANSWER: Attorney´s participation in the program would violate Rule 4 dash–7.2(c).
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.
Request an Informal Opinion.
© Copyright 2026