§ 11-27-8. Solicitation of business by agents prohibited.
No person, partnership, corporation, or association shall act in any manner or in any capacity as an agent for an attorney at law in the solicitation or procurement of any law business, and every contract for professional services secured by an attorney at law through the services of an agent shall be void.
This section shall not be deemed to apply to an organization, or its representatives, meeting the criteria contained in subsection 11-27-3(b).
History of Section.G.L. 1923, ch. 401, § 45; P.L. 1935, ch. 2190, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 612, § 43; G.L. 1956, § 11-27-8; P.L. 2006, ch. 578, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 11-27-1. - “Hold himself or herself out” and “person” defined.
Section 11-27-2. - “Practice of law” defined.
Section 11-27-3. - Receipt of fees as practice of law.
Section 11-27-4. - Forwarding of claim not deemed practice of law.
Section 11-27-5. - Practice restricted to members of bar.
Section 11-27-6. - Compensation of unqualified persons for legal services prohibited.
Section 11-27-8. - Solicitation of business by agents prohibited.
Section 11-27-9. - Restriction on acts of insurance claim adjusters.
Section 11-27-10. - Agreement or offer to furnish legal services.
Section 11-27-11. - Practices permitted to persons not members of bar.
Section 11-27-12. - Unauthorized holding out as qualified to practice law.
Section 11-27-13. - Visiting attorneys.
Section 11-27-14. - Penalties for violations.
Section 11-27-15. - [Superseded.]
Section 11-27-16. - Practices permitted to corporations and associations.
Section 11-27-17. - Penalty for violations by corporation.
Section 11-27-18. - Legal Aid Society — Powers of supreme court.