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Rule 4-210 Payment of Personal or Business
Expenses Incurred by or for a Client
(A) A member shall not directly or indirectly
pay or agree to pay, guarantee, represent, or sanction a
representation that the member or member's law firm will pay the
personal or business expenses of a prospective or existing client,
except that this rule shall not prohibit a member:
(1) With the consent of the client, from paying
or agreeing to pay such expenses to third persons from funds
collected or to be collected for the client as a result of the
representation; or
(2) After employment, from lending money to the
client upon the client's promise in writing to repay such loan;
or
(3) From advancing the costs of prosecuting or
defending a claim or action or otherwise protecting or promoting
the client's interests, the repayment of which may be contingent on
the outcome of the matter. Such costs within the meaning of this
subparagraph (3) shall be limited to all reasonable expenses of
litigation or reasonable expenses in preparation for litigation or
in providing any legal services to the client.
(B) Nothing in rule 4-210 shall be deemed to
limit rules 3-300, 3-310, and 4-300. (Amended by order of Supreme
Court, operative September 14, 1992.)
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