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December 7, 2016
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Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent ABA Formal Ethics Opinion which addresses the ethical requirements when a lawyer receives an earned fee that is subject to a fee sharing arrangement and both lawyers have an interest in the fee. The opinion is ABA Formal Opinion 475 (December 7, Read More
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April 25, 2016
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss the recent American Bar Association Formal ethics Opinion which addresses when lawyers may share a fee in a referral arrangement. The opinion is ABA Formal Ethics Opinion 475 and was issued on April 21, 2016. The formal opinion is here: https://www.abajournal.com/files/FO_474.pdf Under ABA Model Read More
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