Chapter 6 - § 6.13 • ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES BETWEEN ATTORNEY AND CLIENT

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

§ 6.13 • ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES BETWEEN ATTORNEY AND CLIENT

As to the ethical considerations of an agreement between attorney and client to arbitrate disputes, see Colorado Ethics Opinion 85, "Release and Settlement of Legal Malpractice Claims" (1998) and ABA Ethics Opinion 02-425, "Retainer Agreement Requiring the Arbitration of Fee Disputes and Malpractice Claims."

A Florida appellate court held that an arbitration provision in a law firm's contingent fee agreement was enforceable by the firm only if it complied with the state's ethical rule on binding arbitration clauses and if the firm had a valid reason for withdrawing from its representation of the client.¹⁴²

• Annot., Validity & Construction of Agreement Between Attorney & Client to Arbitrate Disputes Arising Between Them, 26 A.L.R.5th 107.
• Annot., Validity of Statute

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