Mississippi § 73-3-59 - Unlawful to encourage litigation; penalty.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 73-3-59 — Unlawful to encourage litigation; penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 73-3-59. Unlawful to encourage litigation; penalty.
Any attorney at law who shall violate the provisions of the preceding section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be removed and disbarred from acting as an attorney at law, and any person who shall, before or after suit brought, receive or agree to receive from any attorney at law, compensation for services in seeking out or placing in the hands of an attorney a demand of any kind for suit or a compromise, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 73-3-59 ("Unlawful to encourage litigation; penalty.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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