Texas Insurance Code 961.303 – Limitations On Corporation’s Relationship With Attorneys and Participants
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(a) A nonprofit legal services corporation may not:
(1) contract to practice law; or
(2) control or attempt to control the relationship existing between a participant and the participant’s attorney.
(b) The corporation may act only as an agent on behalf of its participants for legal services and, except as provided by Section 961.254, those services may be provided only by and through contracting attorneys. A contracting attorney must be an independent contractor maintaining a direct lawyer and client relationship with a participant and may not be an employee of the corporation.
Terms Used In Texas Insurance Code 961.303
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.