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Opinion 22-02 |
Advertising and Solicitation | Sharing Fees With Nonlawyers
A for-profit lawyer-client “match” service may comply with the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct if (1) the matches are automated and completed without discretion on the part of the service as to what lawyer to match with a potential client; (2) the service does not endorse or vouch for the lawyer’s services, or hold itself out as such; (3) the service is not involved in any resulting attorney-client relationship that is formed after a “match”; and (4) any fees paid by the lawyer to the service are reasonable and unrelated to the services the lawyer provides to the client identified th
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Opinion 14-03 |
Conflict of Interest | Corporate and In-House Counsel | Professional Independence of Lawyer | Sharing Fees With Nonlawyers | Unauthorized Practice of Law
Staff attorney employed by non-lawyer business entity is prohibited from providing legal services to the entity’s customers.