Attorney Referral Fee
New Jersey Rule of Professional Conduct 1:39-6(d) allows certified attorneys to pay referral fees “without regard to services performed or responsibility assumed by the referring attorney.” Importantly, that rule does not abrogate two specific provisions of Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(e), which requires that the client must be notified of any fee division and that the client must consent to the participation of all the lawyers involved.
Please note that the Burnham Douglass Law Firm boasts a New Jersey certified civil trial attorney, which allows us to pay referral fees without regard to time spent, services performed, or responsibility assumed.
We at the Burnham Douglass Law Firm ensure that referring counsel are always protected by having the client sign off on any fee sharing arrangement at the time of the initial intake.
