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Contingency Fees Rules of Professional Conduct

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Clouds Over Blue Sky: High Court Limits Solicitors’ CFOs

On 6 August 2025 the High Court of Australia (High Court) unanimously held that at the time of settlement or judgment in a class action, the Federal Court of Australia (Federal Court) does not have the power to grant a...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Appellate Division Clarifies the Impact of Financial Disincentives on Attorney Employment Agreements 

For the first time since 1998, a New York Appellate Court has addressed the standard governing restrictions placed on attorneys following their separation from a law firm. In a pair of decisions released in November, the...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Contingency Drama

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Rule 1.5(c) of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct provides protection to clients with its requirement that “[a] contingent fee arrangement shall be in a writing signed by the client.” In Rossabi Law PLLC v....more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Formal Opinion: Successor Counsel Must Notify Client in Writing of Predecessor Counsel's Claim on Portion of Contingency Fee

Fee Division with Client's Prior Counsel, ABA Formal Opinion 487 (June 18, 2019) - Brief Summary - The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility (the "Committee") has issued a formal opinion...more

Butler Snow LLP

Ethics Opinion Prevents Double Dipping in a Contingency Fee Arrangement

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Attorneys cannot double dip on contingency fees to settle third party liens or claims. In Ethics Opinion RO-2015-01, the Disciplinary Commission of the Alabama State Bar addressed whether or not a lawyer representing a...more

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