Author: Alexandre Petraglia [ADMIN]

Ethics Opinion 1289: Entity owned and operated by attorney that provides law-related services. Splitting fees from law-related services with nonlawyers. Paying referral fees to attorney owner of law-related entity

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  Opinion 1289 (12/23/2025) Topic: Entity owned and operated by attorney that provides law-related services. Splitting fees from law-related services with nonlawyers. Paying referral fees to attorney owner of law-related entity. Digest: When an attorney owns or controls an entity that provides nonlegal services, the attorney must comply with the New York Rules of Professional … Continued

Ethics Opinion 1288: Nonlawyer ownership of a Professional Corporation

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Opinion 1288 (12/19/2025) Topic: Nonlawyer ownership of a Professional Corporation Digest: An irrevocable testamentary trust established as part of an estate plan for an attorney who is a minority shareholder in a professional corporation may not, upon his death, take over his ownership interest in the professional corporation for the benefit of an attorney employee … Continued