Please be advised that the BCBA has joined the NJSBA and several other local and affinity bar associations in a Petition for Review of Opinion 745 of the Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics. That opinion addressed the long-standing practices of trial attorneys who are certified pursuant to Court Rule 1:39, et seq. Specifically, the Opinion provided that New Jersey-certified attorneys could not pay referral fees to out-of-state attorneys who referred cases for their specific area of expertise. We will keep our members notified of the status of this Petition.
BCBA Past President Michael J. Epstein is representing the BCBA in the matter.
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