Chester County lawyer Samuel C. Stretton. Courtesy photo It appears a firm can bring a suit on behalf of a client against the former clients of the lawyer who has now departed.
There has been a lawyer in the firm who has now given notice and is leaving the firm. He is taking his clients with him. Now that the lawyer is gone, can the firm represent new clients against some of those former clients of the lawyer?Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility
There has been a lawyer in the firm who has now given notice and is leaving the firm. He is taking his clients with him. Now that the lawyer is gone, can the firm represent new clients against some of those former clients of the lawyer?
July 15, 2022 at 10:00 AM
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Chester County lawyer Samuel C. Stretton. Courtesy photo
It appears a firm can bring a suit on behalf of a client against the former clients of the lawyer who has now departed.
There has been a lawyer in the firm who has now given notice and is leaving the firm. He is taking his clients with him. Now that the lawyer is gone, can the firm represent new clients against some of those former clients of the lawyer?
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