Formal Ethics Opinion 87-354 (Downloadable)

View Cart & Check Out

...the source you trust for practical legal information.


	Center Members Save


		Members of the The Center for Professional Responsibility receive a discount on this book. Join the Center or visit the The Center for Professional Responsibility website to learn more about the valuable resources included with your membership.


	Account Access


		Sign In View Cart & Check Out Track Orders Shipping Rates Help


	Topics


		Administrative Law Antitrust Law Appellate Advocacy Banking Law Bankruptcy Law Bar Admissions Bar Associations Bar Services & Public Service Billing Biographies Business Law Career Development Children and the Law Civil Practice & Procedure Commercial Law Communications & Media Law Constitutional Law Construction Law Consumer Law Corporate Law Courts Criminal Law Disability Law Dispute Resolution E-Commerce & Cyberspace Law Education Law Elder Law Employee Benefits Energy & Natural Resources Law Entertainment & Sports Law Environmental Law Estate Planning Ethics & Professional Responsibility Ethics Opinions Evidence Family Law Financial Management Franchise Law General Practice Government Law Health Law Human Rights Law Immigration Law Insurance Law Intellectual Property Law International Law Labor & Employment Law Land Use Law Law Day Law Practice Management Law School, Law Students Lawyer Assistance Programs Lawyers' Professional Liability Legal Aid/Public Defender Legal Education Legal Education & Admissions to the Bar Legal Research & Writing Legal Services Legal Technology Litigation Management / Organizational Skills Marketing Mergers & Acquisitions National Security Law Nonprofit Law Paralegals & Legal Assistants Partnerships & Unincorporated Entities Personal Injury Law Pro Bono Products Liability Public Contract Law Public Education Racial & Ethnic Diversity Real Estate Law Reference Science & Engineering Law Science & Technology Law Securities Law Solos and Small Firms Taxation Technology Law Tort Law Transportation Law Trial Advocacy Women & Minority Lawyers Women in Law Zoning & Land Use Zoning Law Browse All Topics

Advanced Search

Site Map

Formal Ethics Opinion 87-354 (Downloadable)

Product Code:	5611100354PDF
Publication Date:	November 1987
Sponsoring Entities:	The Center for Professional Responsibility
Topics:	Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Ethics Opinions
Format:
Pricing:	$20.00 (Regular)
Quantity:

About the Product

LAWYER'S USE OF MEDICAL-LEGAL CONSULTING FIRM
(November 7, 1987)

Whether a lawyer may recommend that a client contract, either on a contingent or straight fee basis, with a medical-legal consulting firm and whether the lawyer may cooperate with the firm with which the client contracts depends upon all facts and circumstances, but such an arrangement with the medical-legal consulting firm may raise a variety of ethics questions for the lawyer. These include the reasonableness of the lawyer's fee, possible improper inducements to expert witnesses, restrictions affecting the lawyer's obligations to future clients with respect to selection of expert witnesses, preservation of the lawyer's ability to exercise independent judgment and possible questions of champerty.

Accessing Your Download after Purchase

Immediately after checkout, the download file(s) will be available in Your Downloads (accessible in the left navigation area of the Web Store when logged in).