Pennsylvania Code
Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part V - PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CONDUCT
Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Chapter 81 - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Subchapter A - RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
INFORMATION ABOUT LEGAL SERVICES
Rule 7.7 - Lawyer Referral Service
Universal Citation: 204 PA Code ยง 7.7
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A lawyer shall not accept referrals from a lawyer referral service if the service engaged in communication with the public or direct contact with prospective clients in a manner that would violate the Rules of Professional Conduct if the communication or contact were made by the lawyer.
(b) A "lawyer referral service" is any person, group of persons, association, organization or entity that receives a fee or charge for referring or causing the direct or indirect referral of a potential client to a lawyer drawn from a specific group or panel of lawyers.
Comment:
(1) This Rule prevents a lawyer from
circumventing the Rules of Professional Conduct by using a lawyer referral
service or similar organization which would not be subject to the Rules of
Professional Conduct. A lawyer may pay the usual charges of a lawyer referral
service. A lawyer may not, however, share legal fees with a non-lawyer. See
Rule 5.4(a).
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