Benefactor: What Happens When a Third Party Pays for Legal Services?
NCBA Law Practice Management Blog
JANUARY 18, 2025
It happens from time to time, when a third party pays for the legal services of another. Though, its still a fairly unusual situation. So, the question is: What do you do when it happens? Ideally, two things: First, you want to clearly explain to both the payor and the client that the payor is not the client, the client is which sounds like an obvious thing for lawyers, but wont be for your clients and the person paying the legal fees.
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