Avvo's New Legal Services Program Deserves Answers to Ethical Questions
The form and substance of Avvo’s new program should cause the profession to pause and answer some fundamental ethical questions as we move into our future. The ABA Journal reported last week that Avvo is about to implement its new fixed-fee, legal services arrangement called the Legal Services Program. Avvo will establish the list of services and prices to be charged for the legal services provided. Clients accessing the service will choose a lawyer from a list of local lawy
Building Trust Through Alternative Fee Arrangements
Trust ought to be the bedrock of the client-attorney relationship: if a client does not trust their attorney, the relationship is doomed to failure. The finanical arrangement between the client and attorney rests at the center of the relationship and is the one of the main determinants of whether a client trusts their attorney. So, why is it that the vast majority of attorneys insist on basing their financial relationship with their clients on the billable hour, a structure
