Ethics
Prior to July 1, 1980 — the effective date of the Illinois Code of Professional Responsibility — fee-sharing agreements between attorneys in different firms based solely upon the referral of a client were unenforceable on public policy grounds.
The Illinois Supreme Court’s adoption of Disciplinary Rule 2-107 reversed that policy by expressly permitting fee-sharing referral agreements …
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