For Attorneys · Referrals and co-counsel
Refer a Personal Injury Case to Kent Law
Kent Law focuses on personal injury and litigates hard from day one. We work as co-counsel with Arizona firms on joint matters, and we take the fight to the insurance company.
Why Arizona lawyers refer cases to Kent Law
- We move from day one. We preserve evidence early and push the insurance company hard at every stage.
- Motor vehicle focus. Most of our cases are car, truck, motorcycle, rideshare, hit-and-run and UM/UIM claims.
- Spanish-speaking staff. Our team includes Spanish speakers, and interpretation is always available for your client.
- Clear written roles. Each firm's duties are spelled out in writing, so your client always knows who does what.
- Negotiation through trial. Kent Law handles negotiated settlements, mediation, arbitration and trial.
- Hired by the other side. Some insurance adjusters and defense attorneys we have faced later hired us for their own injury cases.
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Case types we take
Kent Law focuses on personal injury, and we take these cases as co-counsel:
- Car accidents
- Commercial truck accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Uber and Lyft accidents
- Hit-and-run crashes
- Uninsured and underinsured motorist claims
- Pedestrian accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Wrongful death
- Brain injuries
- Dog bites
- Slip and fall and premises liability
- Insurance disputes
Tell us the posture (pre-suit or filed), the venue and any upcoming dates, and we will tell you straight whether we can help.
How the referral fee is divided: Arizona ER 1.5(e)
When Kent Law and the referring firm jointly work a matter, the fee paid by the client can be divided between the firms under ER 1.5(e). We follow the rule to the letter.
- Written disclosure. The client is told in writing how the fee will be divided and how responsibility for the case will be divided between the firms.
- Signed client consent. The client agrees to the fee division in a writing the client signs.
- Reasonable total fee. The total fee must be reasonable.
- Reasonable division of responsibility. The split of responsibility must be reasonable given the client's need for the whole case to be handled completely and diligently.
Here is how we document it. The firms sign a written co-counsel agreement. The client gets the written disclosure and signs the consent before the work begins. Each firm's duties, and who communicates with the client, are spelled out in writing. That way both firms stand behind the case.
One more point. ER 1.5(e) covers dividing a fee for joint work. Payment just for referring a client is a different analysis under ERs 1.5(a) and 1.7(a)(2), and we discuss it case by case.
Read the rule: Arizona Supreme Court Rule 42, ER 1.5 (official text) · Comment [9]: Arizona Supreme Court Order R-22-0022 (PDF)
How a referral works
- Reach out. Call (480) 359-KENT or send the form below.
- Conflict check. Share conflict-check facts only: parties, date and case type. Nothing privileged.
- Case evaluation. We review the case and tell you straight whether we can help.
- Put it in writing. We sign a written co-counsel agreement, and the client gets the written disclosure and signs the consent.
- We go to work. We build the evidence and keep you updated on the schedule we agree to in writing.
What referring lawyers can expect
- We push back on lowball offers. We fight the insurance company at every stage for every penny of compensation the client deserves.
- Roles in writing. The co-counsel agreement sets out each firm's duties and who talks to the client.
- Updates you can count on. You hear from us on the schedule we agree to in writing.
- Support for your client. Spanish-speaking staff, interpretation, and meetings usually at our office, with hospital or home visits and phone or video meetings when the client can't get here.
- A clean fee process. Any fee division for joint work is documented under ER 1.5(e) and handled by our attorney intake team.
Have a case that needs a litigator? Call (480) 359-KENT and ask for attorney intake.
Send us a referral
Send us the basics below. Please share conflict-check facts only, such as parties, date and case type, until we confirm we can take the matter.
Prefer the phone? Call (480) 359-KENT and ask for attorney intake.
FAQ for referring attorneys
Who talks to the client?
The co-counsel agreement answers that in writing. It names which firm communicates with the client and how, so the client is never confused.
How is the fee division documented?
We use a written co-counsel agreement between the firms. The client gets a written disclosure of how the fee and responsibility are divided, and agrees to the fee division in a writing the client signs, as ER 1.5(e) requires. Our practice is to complete both before the work begins.
Do you take cases already in suit?
Yes, we review them. Tell us the posture, venue and deadlines, and we will tell you whether we can help.
Do you work with lawyers licensed outside Arizona?
Call us to discuss. Joint work by lawyers not admitted in Arizona raises unauthorized-practice issues under ER 5.5, and we address them before any engagement.
Will you contact my client directly?
Not unless it is agreed in writing. Roles and client contact are set in the co-counsel agreement.
Attorney advertising by Kent Law, 4001 E. Mountain Sky Ave., Ste. 105, Phoenix, AZ 85044, (480) 359-KENT. This page is general information, not legal advice. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship.