In June, the BCBA 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, Opinion 745 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.
The Supreme Court of New Jersey agreed with the Petitioners and vacated the Opinion. Thank you to BCBA Past President Michael J. Epstein for representing the BCBA in this matter.
Click below to read the opinion.