Advisory Opinion: 1462

Year Issued: 1992

RPC(s): RPC 7.3

Subject: Office sharing with non-lawyer; referrals.

Lawyer may share office space with non-lawyer so long as clear to public they are not partners; may accept referrals so long as maintain independent professional judgment and nothing of value exchanged.
[Ed. Note - this is a summary; original opinion missing.]

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