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NYSBA Committee on Professional Ethics – Fee sharing: Opinion 1159

New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Fee sharing Estate of deceased lawyer Ethics Opinion 1159 Background: The inquiring attorney was an associate in a firm wholly owned by the firm’s senior lawyer. The firm represented plaintiffs on a contingent-fee basis in personal injury and other actions. The owner died unexpectedly, having made no succession plan or ...