Re: Referral Fee?

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On 5/20/07, Mark wrote:
> An attorney who is a friend of a friend called to refer me
> a contested divorce/custody matter. At the conclusion of
> our conversation, he said he trusted that I'd send him
> an "appropriate" referral fee.
>
> Ethical issues aside, what is an "appropriate" referral
> fee on a domestic relations case?

Turn it around, if it was the other way around, what would
you consider fair?

If you are on the "honor" system, I think 15% of Net
Collected Fees is a good base. If its a particularily hard
case or with large writeoffs, then reduce that, if its a
particularily easy case or with no writeoffs, increase it.

I don't think there is a hard and fast rule.