Description
Understand the ethical requirements when it comes to the process of taking in clients from another source.Many lawyers may not fully understand the bar rules and ethical considerations regarding the types of lawyer fees, referral fees, fee sharing, nonrefundable fees, and the requirements related to fees, costs, and settlement funds under the Bar Trust Account Rules. This topic will address those and provide tips and information to ensure that lawyers have the knowledge they need to comply with the bar rules related to these ethics topics.
Date: 2023-12-12 Start Time: End Time:
Learning Objectives
Ethical Fees
Ethical Referral Fees
Ethical Referral Fees: Nonlawyers
Nonlawyer Ownership of Law Firms and Fee Sharing
Nonrefundable Fees
Types of Attorneys Fees
Ethical Billing Practices
Law Firm Management and Retention of Client Files
Fees, Costs, Settlement Funds, and Trust Accounts
ABA Model Rules and State Bar Rule
Ethics Opinions
CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,NALA ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.
Joseph A. Corsmeier, Esq.-The Law Office of Joseph A. Corsmeier, P.A.
