Texas Occupations Code Title 5, Chapter 952 - Lawyer Referral Services

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 952.001 - Short Title
  This chapter may be cited as the Texas Lawyer Referral Service Quality Assurance Act. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
• Texas Section 952.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Lawyer referral service" means a person or the service provided by the person that refers potential clients to lawyers regardless of...

SUBCHAPTER B STATE BAR POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 952.003 - Applicability Of Chapter
  A lawyer referral service does not include: (1) an organization that recommends, furnishes, or pays for legal services for its members or beneficiaries and that...
• Texas Section 952.051 - Rules; Enforcement
  (a) The state bar shall adopt reasonable rules subject to the approval of the supreme court to administer this chapter. (b) The state bar may...

SUBCHAPTER C CERTIFICATION

• Texas Section 952.052 - Fees
  The state bar may set fees, in amounts that are reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter, for the issuance and...
• Texas Section 952.101 - Certificate Required
  A person may not operate a lawyer referral service in this state unless the person holds a certificate issued under this chapter. Acts 1999, 76th...

SUBCHAPTER D REFERRAL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

• Texas Section 952.102 - Application Requirements; Renewal
  (a) An applicant for a certificate or the renewal of a certificate issued under this chapter must: (1) be operated by: (A) a governmental entity;...
• Texas Section 952.151 - Notice Requirement
  (a) A lawyer referral service shall include the following statement in any advertising or other promotional effort: "This service is certified as a lawyer referral...
• Texas Section 952.152 - Lawyer Participation
  A lawyer who is licensed and in good standing in this state and who maintains an office in the geographical area served by a lawyer...
• Texas Section 952.153 - Proof Of Financial Responsibility
  A lawyer referral service may require a member, as a condition of membership, to: (1) obtain a policy of errors and omissions insurance; or (2)...
• Texas Section 952.154 - Subject Matter And Other Panels
  (a) A lawyer referral service shall establish specific subject matter panels. (b) A lawyer referral service may establish: (1) moderate-fee and no-fee panels; (2) alternative...

SUBCHAPTER E COMPLAINT PROCEDURES AND ENFORCEMENT

• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 952.201 - Evaluation And Complaint Procedures
  A lawyer referral service shall establish policies and procedures to: (1) evaluate client satisfaction with its services; and (2) address client complaints with regard to...
• Texas Section 952.202 - Suspension Or Removal From Lawyer Referral Service
  (a) A lawyer referral service shall establish written policies and procedures to suspend or remove a lawyer or firm from the referral service's list of...
• Texas Section 952.203 - Injunctive Relief
  (a) The state bar or a lawyer referral service certified under this chapter may bring an action to enjoin a violation of this chapter and...

Last modified: September 28, 2016