Contract Procedures

PURPOSE: This rule prescribes contract procedures for purposes of section 105.711, RSMo, as amended by Senate Bill No. 1247, 92nd General Assembly (2004). (1) An attorney practices law at or through a nonprofit community social services center or through any agency of any federal, state, or local government if: (A) The attorney provides to the center or agency in writing his or her name, address, place of employment, if any, daytime telephone number and Missouri Bar number; (B) The attorney is assigned clients, cases or matters by the center under procedures adopted by the center or agency, not to include clients assigned by court order; (C) The attorney has no preexisting attorney client relationship with any client under which a fee has been collected or contracted for; (D) The attorney agrees in writing at the outset of any representation or consultation that no fee will be charged, sought or accepted for representation or consultation regardless of the outcome of the representation or consultation; and (E) The attorney does not discriminate in providing legal services on the basis of race, sex, religion, national origin or ethnic background. (2) An attorney practices law without compensation at or through a nonprofit community social services center or through any agency of any federal, state, or local government if: (A) Neither the attorney nor the center receives, or contracts for the receipt of a fee, donation or contribution of money, goods, services or any other thing of value in any way related to the attorney’s legal representation; (B) The attorney does not receive a salary, hourly wage or any other thing of value from the center or agency; (C) The attorney does not receive a salary, hourly wage or any other thing of value from any person, firm, corporation, partnership or any other source in any way related to the attorney’s practice of law at or through the center or agency; and (D) No other individual or entity, other than the client and/or his or her heirs, assigns and beneficiaries, receives anything of value in any way related to the attorney’s services at or through the center. AUTHORITY: section 105.711.4, RSMo Supp. 2004.* Emergency rule filed Sept. 2, 2004, effective Sept. 12, 2004, expired March 10, 2005. Original rule filed Sept. 2, 2004, effective April 30, 2005. *Original authority: 105.711, RSMo 1983, amended 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2004.