Many Ontario lawyers in
other areas of practice refer files at no charge.
Not exact matches
Everyone knows that attorneys
refer potentials clients to
other attorneys when they have a conflict or don't
practice in that
area of law.
Unlike some
other professionals, all lawyers have unlimited licenses to
practice law yet few, if any, have the competence to
practice in all
areas of the law» combined with report that the LSUC is reforming referral
practices as discussed in the article by Michele Henry, Kenyon Wallace, «Lawyers need signed consent to
refer out cases», thestar.com, April 27, 2017, would it not make sense to require that general practitioners be the first point
of contact for any client to assess the client's needs and to determine whether those needs require the skills
of a specialist?
They include «failing to disclose that the legal work is routinely
referred to
other lawyers for a fee rather than being performed by the lawyer;» «misleading about the size
of the lawyer's
practice or the
areas of law in which the lawyer provides services;» «
referring to fee arrangements offered to clients without qualifications;» and «advertising awards and endorsements from third parties without disclaimers or qualifications.»
We have helped a number
of lawyers in Toronto and Vancouver set up effective, mutually beneficial Referral Chains ™ with lawyers in complementary
practice areas to
refer work among each
other.
For
other areas of practice, such as workers» compensation, divorce, social security disability and immigration, we regularly
refer such cases to a number
of quality Maryland counsel who handle these types
of cases.