Advisory Opinion: 1366

Year Issued: 1990

RPC(s): RPC 1.5(a)(8)

Subject: Contingent fee agreement; recitation that client offered hourly rate

The Committee reviewed your inquiry concerning whether a lawyer needs to recite in a contingent fee agreement that the client had been offered to pay an hourly rate and was of the opinion that nothing in the Rules of Professional Conduct imposed that duty on a lawyer.

Advisory Opinions are provided for the education of the Bar and reflect the opinion of the Committee on Professional Ethics (CPE) or its predecessors. Advisory Opinions are provided pursuant to the authorization granted by the Board of Governors, but are not individually approved by the Board and do not reflect the official position of the Bar association. Laws other than the Washington State Rules of Professional Conduct may apply to the inquiry. The Committee's answer does not include or opine about any other applicable law other than the meaning of the Rules of Professional Conduct.