{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-27-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-27-3","heading":"Receipt of fees as practice of law.","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person, partnership, corporation, or association that receives any fee or any part of a fee for the services performed by an attorney at law shall be deemed to be practicing law contrary to the provisions of this chapter.\n(b) A lawyer or law firm may agree to share a statutory or tribunal-approved fee award, or a settlement in a matter eligible for such an award, with an organization that referred the matter to the lawyer or law firm if: (i) the organization is one that is not for profit; (ii) the organization is tax-exempt under federal law; (iii) the fee award or settlement is made in connection with a proceeding to advance one or more of the purposes by virtue of which the organization is tax-exempt; and (iv) the client consents in a written representation that a division of fees will be made.","path":["Title 11 Criminal Offenses","Chapter 27 Law Practice"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE11/11-27/11-27-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:14Z","sha256":"de29b0ba480bc6e2a4e8638b1b6882dedccc9d46a7c5ec849cf56b87f29b05e8","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-27-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-11-27-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}