Feb 24 2025 17 mins 7
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! In this episode of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're focusing on a topic from professional responsibility - namely, lawyer fee agreements. These are governed by Rule 1.5 of both the ABA and the California Rules of Professional Conduct.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The general rules a lawyer must follow when entering into a fee agreement with their client
- Different types of fee agreements
- Prohibited contingency fee agreements
- A hypothetical scenario from a previous California bar exam
Resources:
- "Listen and Learn" series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2005 (https://nwculaw.edu/pdf/bar/July%202005%20Essays%20and%20Sample%20Answers.pdf)
- Herrscher v. State Bar of California (1935) (https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ca-supreme-court/1779870.html)
Download the Transcript
(https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-301-listen-and-learn-professional-responsibility-fee-agreements/)
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