Normal for attorney to pay cash for physical therapy for client?

[pagingpatch]

Is it normal / ethical for personal injury lawyers to pay cash for client's physical therapy? had a request for this and wanted a second opinion.

 

[army judge]

Is it normal / ethical for personal injury lawyers to pay cash for client's physical therapy?

You need to read your WRITTEN and properly executed RETAINER agreement.

If you don't have one, ask your lawyer about executing one with you.

Generally, if you have a written retainer, what you've asked about is proper, legal, and ethical.

You should always obtain a written receipt for the services and make a copy for yourself giving the original to the attorney.

You should also maintain a file of every conversation you have with your attorney, and every activity you do related to your case.

Pictures and/or video documentation might one day be useful.

 

[zddoodah]

Is it normal / ethical for personal injury lawyers to pay cash for client's physical therapy?

Is it normal in New York City? Normal in Des Moines Iowa? Normal in Albuquerque, New Mexico? Normal in San Francisco, California. What is and isn't normal will vary widely from state to state and locality to locality.

Whether it's ethical depends on the ethical rules applicable in the relevant jurisdiction, which you didn't identify in your post. Also, I can't tell if you're concerned about the distinction between paying with cash and paying with a credit card or check, or if you're simply concerned with the lawyer paying the client's medical bills, regardless of how payment is made.

had a request for this and wanted a second opinion.

I don't know what this means. One possible interpretation is that you're a lawyer and had a client request that you pay his/her medical bill, and you're not sure if that's permitted in your state. If that's the case, and if asking anonymous strangers on the internet for a "second opinion" is the only research you did into this issue, then you really need to take some ethics MCLE.