Permissible types of solicitation

Nothing contained in KRS 21A.300 and 21A.310 shall prohibit an attorney or attorney referral service from: (1) Soliciting employment by advertising directed to the general public; or (2) Accepting representation of a client who has contacted the lawyer as the result of a recommendation or referral by a friend, neighbor, relative, or acquaintance not acting at the specific request or instigation of: (a) The lawyer; or (b) Anyone acting, with the lawyer's actual knowledge, on the lawyer's behalf.