<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:12pt;"><div>I found a helpful link on the ABA website - scroll down about a third of the way and there's a section on including in representation agreements.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/services/ethicsearch/materials_on_client_file_retention.html">http://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/services/ethicsearch/materials_on_client_file_retention.html</a><br></div>
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Subject: [WSBARP] Free Agreement Provision?<br>
From: Paul Neumiller <<a href="mailto:pneumiller@hotmail.com">pneumiller@hotmail.com</a>><br>
Date: Wed, January 20, 2016 9:57 am<br>
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</style><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;">As I spend hours in the basement deciding which old files to shred, a thought came to mind. Does anyone out there in lawyerland use a provision/paragraph in his or her fee agreement that says, basically, the attorney has the right to destroy the file after say, 7 years. I know one attorney’s fee agreement says that the attorney will retain the file for one year but is not obligated beyond the one year (BUT, he holds onto the file for at least seven years.) I am hoping this posting will address the nature of a fee agreement provision and NOT the topic of how many years to retain files, based on type of file, etc.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-size:12pt;"><a target="_blank" name="Paul_Neumiller"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><img id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D15368.57B1CF70" wbeuser="david@vaughanlawonline.net" height="225" width="375"></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><hr>_______________________________________________<br>
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