At Disputing, we have discussed before the issue of arbitrating with your client. Following ABA’s Opinion 02-425 which permits attorneys to include arbitration of fee and malpractice disputes in retainer agreements, the Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas has issued Opinion No. 586. This opinion resolves the question of binding arbitration clauses in lawyer-client engagement agreements under the Texas Disciplinary rules of Professional Responsibility Conduct.
Our own Karl Bayer will be a speaker at the TexasBarCLE Webcast Arbitration of Attorney/Client Disputes. We invite you to watch this webcast on Feb 18, 2009 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. Here is more information.
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