Model Rule, shares not in the sentenceOK
Oklahoma fee division
Oklahoma follows the usual split: the work matches, or both lawyers take joint responsibility, you agree in writing, and the total is reasonable. The client-agreement sentence does not copy the ABA 'including each share' clause. Put the shares in anyway.
Last checked Sep 4, 2026 · LawyerUnc editorial. Educational only, not legal advice.
- The rule
- Okla. R. Prof. Cond. 1.5(e)
- What you sign
- The client agrees to the arrangement and the agreement is confirmed in writing. The total fee is reasonable.
- How the split is allowed
- Proportion to services performed, or each lawyer assumes joint responsibility for the representation.
- Any cap on the referring share
- No Florida-style 25% cap. The total fee must be reasonable.
- 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
Oklahoma 1.5(e) is ABA structure without the share-disclosure clause in (2). Write the shares if you want the file to survive a later fight.
Do not import Wyoming's 'and' or Alabama's forwarding path.