ABA Ethics Panel Clarifies 'Live' Solicitation Rule

By Rachel Rippetoe (April 13, 2022, 4:34 PM EDT) -- Clearing up "ambiguity" in a key rule, the American Bar Association's ethics committee said Wednesday that personal friends and colleagues can in many situations recommend a lawyer's services to others by phone or in person, but if the lawyer is aware a friend or colleague has improperly solicited on their behalf, the lawyer should be held responsible....

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