Sec. 919. (1) The measure of the compensation of members of the bar is left to the express or implied agreement of the parties subject to the regulation of the supreme court. (2) Any agreement for such compensation, or for reimbursement of any expenses, incident to the prosecution or defense of any claim by any party is wholly void if such professional employment was solicited by the member of the bar, or by any other person acting on his behalf or at his request, unless the services of such member of the bar were first requested by such party.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.919
Fees; solicitation
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Island Lake Arbors Condominium Ass'n v. Meisner & Associates, P.C. (2013)
Most recently applied in Island Lake Arbors Condominium Ass'n v. Meisner & Associates, P.C. (June 2013)
1961, Act 236, Eff
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Michigan Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Michigan statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.