State Rep. Jaime Capelo's explanation for a $100,000 check from lawyer Rene Rodriguez has focused attention on an income source for lawyers that non-lawyers have found surprising - the fees that lawyers receive for referring a case to another lawyer. Capelo has been accused of taking a $100,000 kickback from Rodriguez in exchange for settling a case in which they represented opposite sides. Both he and Rodriguez have said the $100,000 instead was a referral fee for a medical malpractice case.
Posted by Editor at November 3, 2003 10:25 AM