Communications About Legal Services Flashcards
While an attorney may enter into a _______________________ with a ___________________, the agreement _______ be of _____________ or __________, and the client ___________ of the agreement’s __________ and _________.
While an attorney may enter into a reciprocal referral agreement with a non-lawyer professional, the agreement must not be of indefinite duration or exclusive, and the client must be informed of the agreement’s existence and nature.
Advertisements _______ be ____ or ________. This includes anything that would create ________________.
Advertisements must not be false or misleading. This includes anything that would create unjustified expectations.
Attorneys _______ state or imply that they practice in a partnership or other organization unless that is the case.
For example, it is improper for two attorneys who shared office space, but were not in fact associated with each other in a law firm, to ________________ in a manner that ____________________.
Attorneys must not state or imply that they practice in a partnership or other organization unless that is the case.
For example, it is improper for two attorneys who shared office space, but were not in fact associated with each other in a law firm, to denominate themselves in a manner that implied they were associated.
A lawyer may pay others for generating client leads, such as Internet-based client leads, if the lead generator ______________________ or _______________________________________, and ________________________________________________.
A lawyer may pay others for generating client leads, such as Internet-based client leads, if the lead generator does not recommend the lawyer or make false statements about the lawyer’s services, and any payment to the lead generator is consistent with the Model Rules.
A lawyer _______ generally give something of value to a person for recommending the lawyer’s services.
A lawyer cannot generally give something of value to a person for recommending the lawyer’s services.
While a lawyer may participate in a pre-paid or group legal services plan under certain circumstances, the plan must not ____________________ who are ______ to need legal services in _______________ covered by the plan.
While a lawyer may participate in a pre-paid or group legal services plan under certain circumstances, the plan must not solicit from persons who are known to need legal services in a particular matter covered by the plan.
Solicitation of professional employment from a prospective client that is done by live telephone contact is prohibited only when ________________ for doing so is ______________________.
Solicitation of professional employment from a prospective client that is done by live telephone contact is prohibited only when a significant motive for doing so is the lawyer’s pecuniary gain.
