Before you take over that p.i. case...

...find out how much of your fee you'll have to share with the lawyer who preceded you, Ronald Kalish warns in the latest Tort Trends, newsletter of the ISBA Tort Law Section. "It may be more than you think," he writes. "Depending on how much time and effort the original attorney has put into the case, you may not receive a sufficient percentage to justify the time and risk of working on the case." Read his helpful analysis of the case law and the supreme court's fee-splitting rule.