Referral portion named. Lives in 1.5(g).KS
Kansas fee division
Kansas put the split in 1.5(g), not 1.5(e). A division of fee, which may include a portion designated for referral of a matter, is allowed if the total is reasonable and you are advised of the division and do not object.
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- The rule
- Kan. R. Prof. Cond. 1.5(g)
- What you sign
- The client is advised of and does not object to the division. The total fee is reasonable. 1.5(e) is a different tool: the client may apply to the court to review a fee contract. Do not mix those subsections.
- How the split is allowed
- No proportional-work or joint-responsibility requirement in 1.5(g). The rule text itself names a portion designated for referral.
- Any cap on the referring share
- No Florida-style 25% cap. The total must be reasonable. Court review of the fee contract is 1.5(e), on the client's application.
- Who is not in the fee
- A nonlawyer does not take a percentage of the recovery. Hosting, ads, and software get a flat or metered bill. That is ABA Model Rule 5.4 in substance, and every state on this desk follows it.
For the lawyer on the other end
Cite Kansas 1.5(g). 1.5(e) is court review of the contract, not the division rule.
The comment permits the lawyers to divide by agreement if the client is advised, does not object, and the total is reasonable. Put it in writing anyway.