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title: Retainer Agreements
description: Advocate Magazine articles on Retainer Agreements, from the Subject Matter Index.
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Retainer%20Agreements
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[![Is your referral-fee agreement ethical and enforceable?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Houck_istock-480266974_17426cdf4777496fe2f6589d315ea0a1.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march/is-your-referral-fee-agreement-ethical-and-enforceable "Is your referral-fee agreement ethical and enforceable?")

## [Is your referral-fee agreement ethical and enforceable?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march/is-your-referral-fee-agreement-ethical-and-enforceable "Is your referral-fee agreement ethical and enforceable?")

California is the land of the “pure referral fee.” The agreed fee is not necessarily commensurate with work done on the case

[Ji-In Lee Houck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ji-in-lee-houck "Ji-In Lee Houck")

From Issue: [2021 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march)

[![Terminating the attorney-client relationship](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Glickman_istock-180105313_72862029716ffdc376176d3aaa3e01d9.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february/terminating-the-attorney-client-relationship "Terminating the attorney-client relationship")

## [Terminating the attorney-client relationship](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february/terminating-the-attorney-client-relationship "Terminating the attorney-client relationship")

When and how to terminate the relationship with your client without breaking any rules and while preserving your rights to fees you have earned

[Steven Glickman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-glickman "Steven Glickman")

From Issue: [2019 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february)

[![Ethical considerations in retainer agreements](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Blumberg_istock-888776672_175ec7bba9bbabc5a031d1399a5b222f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february/ethical-considerations-in-retainer-agreements "Ethical considerations in retainer agreements")

## [Ethical considerations in retainer agreements](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february/ethical-considerations-in-retainer-agreements "Ethical considerations in retainer agreements")

A short look at what is required by the Business and Professions Code section 6148

[John P. Blumberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-p-blumberg "John P. Blumberg")

From Issue: [2019 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february)