Advisory Opinion: 1443

Year Issued: 1991

RPC(s): RPC 1.8(e)

Subject: Collection of advanced costs

The Committee reviewed your inquiry concerning payment of costs under the Longshore Harbor Workers Compensation Act. The Committee is of the opinion that a lawyer must comply with the requirements of RPC 1.8(e) regarding advanced costs. The question of how those costs are to be collected must be answered in compliance with the statute, but the interpretation of the statute is a legal question on which the Committee could render no opinion.

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.