PENNSYLVANIA RULES OF ETHICS
ALLOW REFERRAL FEES TO BE PAID

The Pennsylvania Rules of Ethics allow Pennsylvania attorneys to pay referral fees to attorneys in or out of Pennsylvania who refer cases to them. The rules also allow them to receive fees for cases that they refer out.

USE US AS A RESOURCE

We are pleased to share what we know with you. Feel free to use us a resource for both substantive and practical information. We are also pleased to make and accept referrals.

We are interested in building a network of attorneys with different areas of concentration. If we can assist you with information or a referral, call us. If we can’t help you, we’ll help you find somebody who can.

We can also recommend competent doctors and other experts in our area for your clients who are injured or have been discriminated against as a result of their disabilities.

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TO ATTORNEYS OUTSIDE PA
TO PA ATTONEYS OUTSIDE THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA
TO ATTORNEYS IN THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA
TO SOLO PRACTITIONERS IN THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA
TO YOUNG LAWYERS IN THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA

TO ATTORNEYS OUTSIDE PENNSYLVANIA:

If you have a case in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area and have a question about local practice or procedure, feel free to call us and we'll try to assist you. If we don't know the answer we'll try to point you in the right direction.

Please keep us in mind if you know of someone who has a legal case in our areas of concentration (personal injury, employment discrimination, bankruptcy, & family law) in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. We will be glad to work out a reasonable referral fee in the appropriate case. If it is a case outside our areas of concentration we will be glad to direct you to a competent local counsel.

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TO PENNSYLVANIA ATTONEYS OUTSIDE
THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA: :

If you have a case in Philadelphia Metropolitan area and have a question about local practice or procedure, feel free to call us and we'll try to assist you. If we don't know the answer we'll try to point you in the right direction.

You are a successful and competent attorney, but you practice outside the Philadelphia area. Do you really want to have to relearn all of the local rules and procedures, and do you want to have to spend all of those hours on the road waiting for the pretrial settlement conference that doesn't happen until 5:30 after the jury on another case is released for the day?

Please consider referring a client to us who has a legal case in our areas of concentration (personal injury, employment discrimination, bankruptcy, & family law) in the Philadelphia Metropolitan area. We will be glad to work out a reasonable referral fee in the appropriate case. If it is a case outside our areas of concentration we will be glad to direct you to a competent local counsel.

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TO ATTORNEYS IN THE
PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA:

Our practice encompasses a number of areas of the law, but certainly not all areas. If you are trying to work on a case outside of your normal areas of concentration and it's something we do, call us. We'll try to answer your questions or at least point you in the right direction.

Please consider referring a client to us who has a legal case in an area of the law in which you do not concentrate and we do (personal injury, employment discrimination, bankruptcy & family law). We will be glad to work out a reasonable referral fee in the appropriate case. If it is a case outside our areas of concentration we will be glad to direct you to competent counsel.

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TO SOLO PRACTITIONERS IN
THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA:

Let's face it; you can't be all things to all people (OK, maybe if you're a politician you can). If you have taken on a case outside your areas of concentration, call us and see if we can assist you. We'll try to answer your question or at least point you in the right direction.

Please consider referring a client to us who has a legal case in an area of the law in which you do not want to concentrate and we do (personal injury, employment discrimination, bankruptcy & family law). We will be glad to work out a reasonable referral fee in the appropriate case. If it is a case outside our areas of concentration we will be glad to direct you to competent counsel.

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TO YOUNG LAWYERS IN THE
PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA:

It's tough to start your own practice. We know. We did it. You have textbooks full of substantive law, but little or no practical experience. Over the years we’ve accumulated lots of practical information and lots of contacts. Feel free to use us as a resource. We'll try to answer your questions and if we can't, we'll try to point you in the right direction.

Please consider referring a client to us in an area of the law in which you do not concentrate and we do (personal injury, employment discrimination, bankruptcy, family matters). We will be glad to work out a reasonable referral fee in the appropriate case. If it is a case outside our areas of concentration, we will be glad to direct you to competent counsel.

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