Referring a client with a matter you are not competent to handle may entitle you to a shared referral fee, but be aware of your jurisdiction's requirements before counting on that fee! Listen carefully as Larry Fox, Crawford Lecturer in Ethics Law at The Yale Law School, and partner at Philadelphia’s Drinker, Biddle amp; Reath, LLP, discusses Professional Rules of Conduct 1.1 and 1.5 and the jurisdictional variations requiring disclosure to the client and involvement of the referring lawyer before a fee may be accepted.
