Opinion 1239

The lawyer's firm acted as the "provider attorney" for a group legal benefit plan. The group legal benefit plan intended to market the program through independent sales associates. The Committee reviewed your inquiry regarding questions concerning the marketing of your law firm through an independent sales associate in which the sales associate would utilize your law firm brochure in contacting potential group members. The Committee was of the opinion that so long as the information contained in the brochure complies with RPC 7.1 concerning false or misleading communication, nothing in the rules prohibits solicitation as proposed by you.

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