Texas Statutes
§ 952.155 — LIMITATIONS ON CLIENT FEES.
Texas § 952.155
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Bluebook
Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 952.155 (2026).
Text
Sec. 952.155. LIMITATIONS ON CLIENT FEES.
(a)A lawyer may not charge a potential client referred to the lawyer by a referral service an amount that exceeds the total cost the client would have been required to pay, including legal fees and expenses, if a referral service had not referred the client.
(b)The combined amounts of any fee charged to a potential client by the lawyer or the referral service may not exceed $20 for the first 30 minutes of the initial office visit with the lawyer.
(c)An agreement between a lawyer and a referral service to eliminate or restrict the fee for the first 30 minutes of an initial office visit with the lawyer does not violate any statute or rule, including Chapter 15 , Business & Commerce Code.
(d)A fee charged under Subsection (b) may be used only to p
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Legislative History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 952.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 952.002
DEFINITIONS.§ 952.003
APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.§ 952.051
RULES; ENFORCEMENT.§ 952.052
FEES.§ 952.101
CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.§ 952.102
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; RENEWAL.§ 952.151
NOTICE REQUIREMENT.§ 952.152
LAWYER PARTICIPATION.§ 952.153
PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.§ 952.154
SUBJECT MATTER AND OTHER PANELS.§ 952.155
LIMITATIONS ON CLIENT FEES.§ 952.201
EVALUATION AND COMPLAINT PROCEDURES.§ 952.203
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