FAQ
How do attorneys track referral fees and stay compliant with state bar rules?
Attorney referral fee compliance varies by state and requires careful documentation. Most state bars require written fee-sharing agreements, client consent, proportional work or joint responsibility, and a total fee that remains reasonable.
ReferralPulse helps attorneys stay compliant by tracking fee arrangements per partner, storing signed fee-sharing agreements with version history, and monitoring state-specific bar ethics rules.
Alerts fire when documentation is missing or agreements are expiring. Partner license status is tracked with 30/60/90-day expiration warnings, and a complete audit trail is retained for 7 years.
Every compliance event, from agreement creation to payment logging, is automatically recorded in an immutable audit log.
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