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28 Lab. & Emp. L. 1 (1999-2000)

handle is hein.journals/laboemplo28 and id is 1 raw text is: he Section's Counci wants to hear your opinions on multidis- tip-ary practice. Please e-mail or fdx your thoughts to the Section (laborempllaw@abanet org or 312/988-5814) The AB on August 10, 1999, de- c Iied to thange professional ethics rues to allowv lawvers to provide legal services ' m tid'stip' nary practices until further study demonstrates that such practices wold further the pub lic interest without sacrilicing lawyer inde~pende~ne~ and 1oyalty. 'A proposal to drop an ethical rule pro ' itig fee-sharing was presented to the AE House of Delegates, but was rejected pending further study. The House of Delegates the A's policy-ma g body, received a rec- ormmendation from the BA Co ~s- sion on Mulidiscip' ary Practice that would have allowed lawyers to form practices owned jointly with professionals firon other d'sciphines, such as accountants, financial plan- ners, social workers, counselors and health care providers. Such practices, known as MDPs, are co mon in Lu- rope, and some la v ers in the inted States have said they wish to form the here rhe tommssion, which has held hearings and studied the issue since Septemer 1998, sai its proposal was care y drawn to pro- tect core professional values relating to client tonfidentia ty, client loyalty and lawyer independente, and would have allowed lawyers to offer compre hensive services to meet client needs. Shea n 5'-nons, co'wssion chair, said he and other members wold conduct additional hearings and vsit professional orga ,zations around the tontry with the hope of presenting a nw report to the House of Delegates next July in New York. Opponents argued that non-lawyer ownership of practices offering legal services would jeopardize the abilty of lawyers to protect cient confi- deuces, lower client protections aga-inst tonlits of interest, and Sub- ject lawyers to interference with their professional judgment in represent- ing clients. The co ssion's report and ret- ommendations, sample language for amend'ng the model rules, reporter's notes, and more hformation about the co ssion, its witnesses and the status of m1ultidiscip lary practite in ELurope are available at the co s- sion 's website ( .abanet. orgcrimtUicom htnil). The Section Council has not yet taken a position on Ps but is sttidyinig the sibjct At its Augus meeting the Council heard from commi1ssion chair Sherwin S ons, who provided batkground on the cow~ssion, a sumary of the process used ini develping its rtport and reco endations, and a state mrent on why te A shold adopt the reco mendations. T e Co cil has in vited Lawrence J. Fox, an opponent of the recomn- dations, to share his views at their Oc- tober mneeting in Colorado Springs. The Co cil also hopes to recive~ to rments on the issue from Settion~ members and encourages all tebers wvith an opunon on the subject to sub- 1t co nnents as soon as possble. IAL lk Jfa M-w arA ASs~n* oue2 , v vr! [J 19

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