Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Ethical Issues in Negotiation of Attorney Fees with Adverse Party

Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (09/25/07 WSJ, A-18) carried an op-ed piece by Yeshiva University Law School professor Lester Brickman that publicizes a request for a Formal Opinion from the American Bar Association concerning plaintiff counsel’s negotiation with defendants for direct payment of plaintiff’s fees. 
The request comes from 20 law school faculty members who apparently are experts […]