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Texas Border Business Barratry, commonly known as “ambulance chasing,” is the practice of illegally soliciting clients who are in need of the services of a lawyer.
With certain very limited exceptions, the answer is yes. See Rule 7.03(b). Also, see Rule 7.03(c) which prohibits payments to clients or anyone else in order to solicit employment. Additionally, accepting referrals from certain Lawyer Referral Services is also prohibited. See 7.03(e).
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Fortunately a recitation of precedent is no longer necessary to answer this question. Effective September 1, 2013, the criminal barratry statue was amended and removed the unconstitutional provision regarding arrestees and persons issued a summons (and their family members) from Penal Code section 38.12(d)(2). As a result, criminal defense attorneys who send direct mail to prospective clients who are arrestees or persons issued a summons, including those persons’ family members, no longer need to worry about violating the criminal barratry statute as long as their written communications comply with Rules 7.05 and 7.07 . The same is true of the two civil barratry statutes which were also amended and are discussed in the next section. However, other written communications sent by lawyers, such as personal injury solicitation, need to comply with Penal Code 38.12(d)(2) and the proper waiting period.
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Texas Border Business Barratry, commonly known as “ambulance chasing,” is the practice of illegally soliciting clients who are in need of the services of a lawyer.
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