Can a lawyer forgive a client’s costs which were contingent on the outcome and the client’s responsibility under the fee agreement?

By Thomas Bonte | Published June 9, 2017 | Posted in Florida Bar Rule 4-1.8(e) financial assistance to client, Florida Ethics Opinion 16-1 lawyer cost forgiveness, Florida Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, joe corsmeier, Joseph Corsmeier, Lawyer ethics, Lawyer Ethics and Professionalism, Uncategorized | Tagged Tags: Attorney Ethics, financial assistance to client, Florida Bar, lawyer ethics, Rule 4-1.8(e) financial assistance to client, waiver of costs financial assistance to client | Leave a comment

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss whether a lawyer can forgive a client’s costs client’s which were contingent on the outcome of the matter and the client’s responsibility under fee agreement. Florida Bar Ethics Opinion 16-1 states that this would be ethical if the client was not unconditionally responsible for Read More

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