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Feb 10, 2021 · A law firm, like any other business, can fail. A firm may be forced to close its doors because revenues drop too low to cover expenses. Partners may decide to go their separate ways. A solo attorney may relocate to another city, or state. But, the impact of a law firm closing its doors can be a bit different than when a neighborhood restaurant ...
When a lawyer or paralegal changes employment or leaves a law or legal services firm to provide legal services elsewhere, the client’s interests take precedence. Clients are not the property of a firm or a licensee and, as a result, must feel free to choose their legal representative without undue pressure or influence from either the ...
A Law Firm v. A Solicitor, [1992] A.J. No. 1242.) Clients are clients of the firm and not of individual lawyers, even if the client came to the firm because of a particular lawyer and regardless of whether the lawyer working on the file is a partner or associate. This is not applicable, however, to associations of independent
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the law practice is closing, and when. the contact information of the firm or lawyer that has agreed to take over safekeeping of the client’s property, if applicable. clients may direct their property to the lawyer of their choice, if they prefer. clients may attend the office to retrieve their property.
May 26, 2015 · the law firm and the departing lawyer have a joint and individual duty to keep the client informed; the client must be told in a timely manner that the lawyer with whom he or she has been dealing is leaving the law firm; client must be told of the options for continued representation by i) the law firm; ii) the departing lawyer; or iii) a new ...
The Closing Down Your Law Practice Guideline provides direction on the appropriate management in active client matters and property, disposal and storage of files and records, trust accounting and banking issues and suggestions relating to personnel and office matters. Expand all. 9.1 Active Client Files, Notification to Clients.
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This is because a law firm's clients and the clients' files are not the "property" of either the departing lawyer or the firm. Departing lawyers and their firms should negotiate, prior to the lawyer's departure, the wording of a jointly delivered letter to each affected client. Such a joint notice not only complies with the ethical duty to keep ...
