Re: Personal Injury leads!

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On 5/20/04, Lynda wrote:
> On 4/21/04, Rob wrote:
>> On 12/22/03, Jason Page wrote:
>>> Through various web sites I am generating personal injury
>>> leads. There are over 500/week coming in, which is more
>>> than I know what to do with. Help me out. If you want
>> good,
>>> cheap leads for injury cases give me a call and we'll work
>>> something out. 310-828-5664.
>>
>>
>> I do not see how this can possibly be ethical. Either way
>> you slice it, you are either paying a non-lawyer a referral
>> fee to send you clients or you have fee-sharing with a non-
>> lawyer. Neither is ethical (in most states I know of).
>>
>
> It is legal in all states, as long as the consumer is
> contacting the matching service and giving permission to be
> contacted by an attorney. The attorney client privilege is not
> being established until the consumer decides to retain the
> attorney. If you are a personal injury attorney or a general
> practice attorney, call me at 817-355-5033. I am able to
> provide attorney's with prequalified leads with full case
> detail to any subscribing attorney. All of it is legal and
> approved by the bar.

While pre-paid legal services is probably ethical in every
state, this guy is charging a fee for information for personal
injury cases. In most states, paying anything for "leads" is
unethical.