Case Name: IN RE: PETITION OF THE ARKANSAS BAR ASSOCIATION TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF A REFERRAL FEE TO ITS LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Arkansas
Decision Date: 1996-01-22
Citations: 323 Ark. 203
Docket Number: 95-1323
Parties: IN RE: PETITION OF THE ARKANSAS BAR ASSOCIATION TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF A REFERRAL FEE TO ITS LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE
Judges: Dudley, J., concurs.
Reporter: Arkansas Reports
Volume: 323
Pages: 203–206

Head Matter:
IN RE: PETITION OF THE ARKANSAS BAR ASSOCIATION TO AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF A REFERRAL FEE TO ITS LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE
95-1323
913 S.W.2d 768
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Opinion delivered January 22, 1996
William A. Martin, Exec. Dir. of the Arkansas Bar Ass’n, by: Ann West.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The Arkansas Bar Association, by and through its Lawyer Referral Service Committee, has petitioned this court pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 16-22-101 (a) (Repl. 1994) for approval of the operation of its Lawyer Referral Service. The Arkansas Bar Association seeks approval of a referral fee of ten percent of any fee over $500.00 collected by an attorney who receives the fee as a result of a referral given by the Arkansas Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service.
It has been a longstanding custom and practice for the court to refer requests of this nature to our respective committees for study, comment, and recommendations to the court. Accordingly, the Arkansas Bar Association's petition is referred to the Committee on Professional Conduct. The committee is to furnish the court within a reasonable period of time its recommendations as to the ethics of the proposal.
Dudley, J., concurs.