Referral fee rules · Kansas
Referral fees in Kansas
Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.5(g) (Kansas Supreme Court Rule 226) · Pure referral fee permitted
Kansas departs from the ABA Model Rule and places fee division in KRPC 1.5(g). A division of fee, which may expressly include a portion designated for referral of a matter, is permitted between lawyers in different firms if the total fee is reasonable and the client is advised of and does not object to the division. No proportionality of work, joint responsibility, written agreement, or disclosure of each lawyer's specific share is required, making Kansas a pure referral-fee state.
What Kansas requires
- • Client advised of the division and does not object
- • Total fee is reasonable
- • Referral-designated portion expressly allowed
- • No proportionality, joint responsibility, or share disclosure required
Source: read the rule text
Educational summary, not legal advice. Rules change and several turn on the facts of the matter. Confirm against the current rule text and your own jurisdiction's version before agreeing to divide a fee. Remember that both the referring and receiving lawyer's rules can apply.
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