Not "If" but "How": Reflecting on the ABA Commission's Recommendations on Multidisciplinary Practice

Authors

John H. Matheson, University of Minnesota Law SchoolFollow
Edward S. Adams, University of Minnesota Law SchoolFollow

Publication

Minnesota Law Review

Volume

84

Page

1269

Year

2000

Abstract

Multidisciplinary practice (MDP) has been aptly described as the, "most important issue facing the legal profession today." The American Bar Association's Commission on Multidisciplinary Practice (Commission) surprised most observers on June 8, 1999 by recommending that the American Bar Association (ABA) amend the Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Model Rules) to allow lawyers to combine with, and share fees with, other professionals within a single professional entity. Under the proposal, lawyers could create partnerships with accountants, developers, engineers, bankers, and all other professionals, thereby giving clients access to one-stop shopping at multidisciplinary firms.

Recommended Citation

John H. Matheson and Edward S. Adams, Not "If" but "How": Reflecting on the ABA Commission's Recommendations on Multidisciplinary Practice, 84 Minn. L. Rev. 1269 (2000), available at https://scholarship.law.umn.edu/faculty_articles/94.