The basic ethics rules regarding fees are simple. The fee must be reasonable. The rules specify process and disclosure requirements to ensure that the client understands the fee. In the process of collecting the fee, the attorney always must be mindful of the general rule which states that a...

Lawyers rely on all sorts of assistance in practicing law. Law offices teem with paralegals, secretarial assistants, runners, investigators, student law clerks and such. Two questions often arise regarding these nonlawyer employees. First, for purposes of ethics, to what extent is the lawyer...