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| A lawyer referring a case to another firm because of a conflict may not accept a forwarding fee because the lawyer may not "expressly assume responsibility to the client" and therefore fails to satisfy the fee-splitting requirements. [This LEO was overruled by Rule 1.5(e), which does not require that a lawyer sharing in fees also share responsibility, thus allowing "referral fees" if the client consents after full disclosure.] |