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Lawyer receives payment from third parties

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  1. client gives informed consent
  2. third party does not interfere
  3. lawyer protects confidential information from third party (Achtung: Bsp. nicht gegeben im Krankenhaus-Fall, wenn lawyer angestellten malpractice Arzt vertritt)
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Feesharing with lawyers

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Feesharing with nonlawyers

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Grds. prohibited

Ausn. im Rahmen von compensation or retirement plans, dann müssen die fees aber vom general revenue der law firm kommen und nicht von spezifischen Mandaten

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Charging liens

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Geben lawyer ein erlaubtes proprietary interest in einen Fall, weil nach state statute erlaubt (zweiter erlaubtes proprietary interest ist contingence fee)

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Macht der bloße Verzicht bzw. die Nicht-Eintreibung von Fees den Fall zum Pro Bono Fall?

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Nein

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Fee Sharing

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a) within same law firm: when agreed

b) with diferent firm/lawyer:
1. share proportional to service OR assume joint responsibility
2. client must confirm (kann vorher mündlcih zustimmen) agree in writing!
3. total fee reasonable

c) with nonlawyers: auch auf profit-basis möglcih ausschließlich für compensation o. retirement plan (Bsp. office mangager)

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Misleading advertisements

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a) wenn aus Vergangenheit Erwartungen über die Zukunft geweckt werden

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Contingency fee

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  1. in writing inkl details ob costs vor oder nachher abgezogen werden
  2. bei advertisement “only pay if you win” misleading, wenn nicht litigation cost angegeben werden
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Payment of witness

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a) non expert witness: only be paid expenses
b) expert witness: in addition reasonable fee

never on contingency

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Lawyer verlangt eine fee dafür dass er den client an einen anderen lawyer empfiehlt?

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Ja, wenn fee reasonable ist!

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