Wisconsin court rules fee-splitting plan with nonlawyer illegal, unenforceable

An agreement by an attorney to share fees with a nonlawyer is unenforceable, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held on July 18.Attorney Howard Marker had represented Dean Abbott in a medical malpractice claim, which settled for $570,000. According to Abbott, he and Marker then entered into an arrangement in which Abbott would refer potential clients ...

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Wisconsin court rules fee-splitting plan with nonlawyer illegal, unenforceable

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