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Opinion 94-01 |
Lawyer Retained and Compensated and Directed by Third Party | Scope of Representation | Unauthorized Practice of Law
A lawyer aids in the unauthorized practice of law, and may violate rules pertaining to confidentiality, conflicts, and the duty to communicate with and explain matters to a client, by limiting his role in a real estate transaction to the drafting of documents and delegating the gathering and dissemination of information, the resolution of problems arising from the documents drafted, and other problems which may arise at the closing, to the real estate broker.
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Opinion 93-11 |
Lawyer Retained and Compensated and Directed by Third Party | Scope of Representation | Unauthorized Practice of Law
An attorney may be retained to render services for a client by a third party. The party must be authorized to retain the attorney and the attorney's judgment must not be directed or regulated by the third party. The third party must be paid on either an hourly or contingent fee basis by the client and the attorney must not share fees with a non-attorney third party.
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Opinion 87-02 |
Lawyer Retained and Compensated and Directed by Third Party | Scope of Representation | Unauthorized Practice of Law
Lawyer must be satisfied that an agent has authority to retain lawyer to perform legal services on behalf of another.