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MATTER OF ADV. COMM. ON PROF. ETHICS NO. 22-95

144 N.J. 590 (1996)

677 A.2d 1100

IN THE MATTER OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS DOCKET NO. 22-95.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 13, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nola R. Bencze argued the cause for appellants New Jersey State Bar Association, Bar of the Special Civil Part and Commercial Collection Agency Section of the Commercial Law League of America (Jamieson, Moore, Peskin & Spicer, attorneys).

Alfred E. Ramey, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics (James J. Ciancia, Acting Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

PER CURIAM.

The issue raised in this appeal is whether a law firm that concentrates its practice in the field of collections law may, upon receiving checks payable to its clients, endorse the checks and deduct the firm's contingent fees where the client consents to that practice in the retainer agreement but does not thereafter expressly authorize the deductions with full knowledge of the total amounts collected.

In response to a formal inquiry, the Advisory...

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