Opinion No.

The Honorable Tim Wooldridge State Representative 100 College Drive Paragould, Arkansas 72450

Dear Representative Wooldridge:

This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning the following question: "Can the legislature pass a law for an initiated act for a constitutional amendment to modify or bar contingency fees?"

I will assume that you are referring to contingent fee contracts between attorneys and their clients. First, I am unclear as to what is meant by the legislature "passing a law for an initiated act for a constitutional amendment." The legislature, as you are aware, does…