They need to avoid soliciting the family directly. That would be an ethical violation. If they contact Lin Wood, or if someone not acting on behalf of Lin Wood suggests they hire him, that's fine. The ethics rules don't apply to democrat race hustlers like Sharpton and Ben Crump, but they do apply to conservatives, so he needs to be careful.
They need to avoid soliciting the family directly. That would be an ethical violation. If they contact Lin Wood, or if someone not acting on behalf of Lin Wood suggests they hire him, that's fine. The ethics rules don't apply to democrat race hustlers like Sharpton and Ben Crump, but they do apply to conservatives, so he needs to be careful.