This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

State Bar & Bar Associations

Nov. 27, 2000

Fee Agreements Would Need to Be in Writing

Here are excerpts of some of the more significant changes to lawyer ethics rules proposed today by the American Bar Association's "Ethics 2000" commission, with comparisons to current California law. Rule numbers refer to the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

Here are excerpts of some of the more significant changes to lawyer ethics rules proposed today by the American Bar Association's "Ethics 2000" commission, with comparisons to current California law. Rule numbers refer to the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
        
Fee Agreements Confirmed in Writing - Rule 1.5(b): The scope of the representation and the basis or r...

To continue reading, please subscribe.

Already a subscriber?

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)