Sentences with phrase «unearned fees even»
Full compliance with the rule is absolutely required; an attorney may not fail to return the client's file or unearned fees even if the client asks them to continue the representation.
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Even in a flat fee case, it is theoretically possible for fees to remain unearned at the conclusion of the matter, and thus the lawyer would need to return them but has no access to them.
Previously, some circuits had required a fee split with a third party in order for there to be a § 2607 (b) violation, while others had followed the HUD policy statement and prohibited unearned fees, even when a settlement - service fee was not split with a third party.