New York State Bar Opinion 841

Committee on Professional Ethics

Topic: Lawyers Referrals of Clients

Digest of the Committee:

E-mails to other lawyers requesting referrals of clients are not ‘solicitations’ regulated by Rule 7.3. However, the e-mails must comply with Rules 7.4 and 8.4(c).

Rules: New York Rules of Professional Conduct 1.0(a), 1.5(g), 7.1, 7.3, 7.3(b), 7.4, 8.4(c)

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