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| A lawyer may refer clients to a bail bond business the lawyer partially owns if there is full disclosure. [LEO 1343 indicates that the lawyer may not represent the criminal in the matter on which the bonding company has supplied the bond.] [Under Rule 1.8(a), a lawyer may not enter into a "business transaction" with a client unless the client is given an opportunity to seek independent advice, and there has been full disclosure and consent in writing.] |