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For a comprehensive discussion of rules and best practices for fee agreements, click here to read Formal Ethics Opinion 143, Foundations of A Fee Agreement, released July 2021 by the Ethics Committee of the Colorado Bar Association.
To review the Colorado Supreme Court’s January 2019 amendments to Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5 related to flat fee agreements, please click here.
To view the Form Flat Fee Agreement associated with Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(h), click here.
For more information on Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(h) regarding flat fee agreements, click here to view an article by former Assistant Regulation Counsel, Bryon Large.
To review the Colorado Supreme Court’s amendments to Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5 related to contingent fee agreements, effective January 1, 2021, please click here.
To view the Form Contingent Fee Agreement and Disbursement Statement associated with Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 1.5(c), effective January 1, 2021, click here.