I am a relatively young lawyer, but I have many contacts and am able to get a number of different types of cases. I, myself, am not interested in trying cases or handling them. What I want to do is advertise and then when the cases come in, I will refer these cases to other competent lawyers and receive referral fees. Can I do that?
Obviously, any lawyer is allowed to refer a client to another lawyer, assuming the client consents. There can be a referral fee if the client consents to fee splitting, though the client doesn’t have to know the percentage of the fee split. The referral fee can’t be excessive. In Pennsylvania, there is no quantum meruit requirement for a referral fee to be paid (see Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(e)).
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