Comments on: June 10 roundup

By: David

David — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:03:59 +0000

In some states, it is unethical for an attorney to solely refer cases as their primary business. I’ve read of attorneys being disciplined for primary acting as a refer and doing no real work.

By: Tommy G.

Tommy G. — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:50:47 +0000

Why the heck would strippers, which as far as I know is not just a cash-heavy business but a cash-only business, want to be classified as employees? That will make it a lot harder for them to cheat on their income taxes, which I bet they pretty much all do.

By: PhilG

PhilG — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:51:06 +0000

The roundup mentions that James Sokolove is increasing his ad budget. Regular Overlawyered readers should already be aware that, although Sokolove is a lawyer, his primary role is not to handle cases directly but to act as a middleman marketer, referring cases to other lawyers. Since lawyers – unlike other professionals such as doctors, CPAs, or engineers – consider it ethical to pay and receive referral fees (as long as they are paid to another lawyer), he is able to do very well from these referrals. But are readers aware that the referral fee in personal injury suits often runs as high as a third of the contingency fee? Personal injury cases seem to be so lucrative that lawyers can give up a sizable share as a referral fee and still find the work profitable.