Under what circumstances may an attorney ethically pay or receive a referral fee under the Code of Professional Responsibility? Moreover, is the penalty for non-compliance a disciplinary proceeding, an action for legal malpractice, forfeiture of the fee, or some combination of the above?
The Lawyers’ Code of Professional Responsibility prohibits sharing fees with non-lawyers, and circumscribes the division of fees with an attorney who is not a partner or associate in the same firm.
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