Re: On-Line Lawyer Referrals/Listings
Joshua Micah Marshall (joshua@collegehill.com)
Mon, 3 Jun 1996 01:03:34 -0400 (EDT)
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 01:03:34 -0400 (EDT)
Message-Id: <199606030503.BAA14809@foyer.homecom.com>
From: Joshua Micah Marshall <joshua@collegehill.com>
Subject: Re: On-Line Lawyer Referrals/Listings
>I am curious as to whether these legal directories constitute "referral
>services." If they do, then I think that they violate ethics rules in
>several states that permit referral services only if the services is
>bar-sponsored or bar-approved.
I quite agree. Standard legal directories, such as the one we have at our
site would I not think present any problems. I have however noticed
advertisements (and actually seen a couple) for sites that actually provide
formal referrals. Attorney A signs up, agrees to abide by certain
guidelines. A visitor to the site then fills out a form and then gets a
referral for an attorney who has registered with the service. I am sure
there are various permutations of this basic concept; but I believe this is
the idea.
Joshua Marshall
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