Referral Fees
A regular source of our cases is by referral from lawyers in the Pittsburgh and surrounding areas, including West Virginia and Ohio. Many of our referring lawyers are themselves trial lawyers who may seek the concentrated expertise our firm offers, particularly in the area of birth injury and other complex medical malpractice issues. We typically advance all litigation expenses and every referral fee is dictated by the specific circumstances of each case. We have paid millions of dollars in referral fees. The Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct do not limit referral fees by the degree of input from the referral lawyer and all ethical referral fee arrangements are vigorously protected. We have never encountered any dispute about a referral fee in our firm’s history.
Our referral fees do not increase the fee for the client. All referral fees are taken as a percentage of our firm’s fee agreement with the client or from the referral lawyer’s fee agreement with the client. After initial contact with a referring attorney, we will never contact a potential client without the referring attorney’s permission.