Legal & Compliance

Attorney Fee Splitting / Referral Fee Agreement

Agreement between referring and receiving attorneys for division of legal fees earned in a matter, with required client disclosure and consent, per ABA Model Rule 1.5(e) or applicable state rules.

📄 2 signers📅 30-day expiry🏷 Legal & Compliance🔖 fee-splitting, referral-fee, attorney, ethics, legal-fee

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The Attorney Fee Splitting / Referral Fee Agreement is a ready-to-use legal & compliance template you can send for signature in minutes. It is written for 2 signers (referring attorney and receiving attorney) and, by default, expires 30 days after it is sent if left unsigned. It covers fee splitting, referral fee, attorney, ethics, legal fee. Like every Abundera Sign template it is a convenience draft structured for ESIGN Act and UETA compliance, not a substitute for legal advice. Each signed copy is sealed with PAdES-LTA digital signatures, dual RFC 3161 timestamps, and a tamper-evident evidence package in WORM storage.

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# Attorney Fee Splitting and Referral Fee Agreement --- ## Parties This Attorney Fee Splitting and Referral Fee Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into as of the date last signed below, between: **Referring Attorney** Name: ___________ State Bar Number: ___________ Law Firm: ___________ Address: ___________ Email: ___________ **Receiving Attorney** Name: ___________ State Bar Number: ___________ Law Firm: ___________ Address: ___________ Email: ___________ The Referring Attorney and the Receiving Attorney are referred to collectively as the "Attorneys." ---

Fields (24)

referring attorney name
text · required
referring attorney bar number
text · required
referring law firm
text · required
referring attorney address
textarea · required
referring attorney email
email · required
receiving attorney name
text · required
receiving attorney bar number
text · required
receiving law firm
text · required
receiving attorney address
textarea · required
receiving attorney email
email · required
client name
text · required
matter description
textarea · required
date of referral
date · required
fee basis
radio · required
referring attorney percentage
number
receiving attorney percentage
number
fixed referral amount
currency
fee trigger
radio · required
proportional to services
radio · required
payment timeline
text · required
client disclosed and consented
radio · required
client consent date
date
governing state
select · required
state ethics rule
text · required

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