NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #599 – 03/16/1989 (7-88) Topic: Nonrefundable minimum fee retainer agreements Digest: Improper for fee agreement to include a provision for a nonrefundable minimum, subject to narrow exceptions Code: EC 2-17, 2-18, 2-19; DR 1-102(A)(4); 2-106(A); 2-106(B) (1), (2) and (7); 2-110(A) (3); 2-110(B) (3) and … Continued