Collect year-end bonus. Take two weeks’ paid vacation. Return sun-kissed from the Caribbean, and march to the managing partner’s office with your letter of resignation in hand.

As the debonair Dos Equis pitchman, the Most Interesting Man in the World, might put it: You don’t always plan on leaving your law firm, but when you do, do so in style. But as it is with nearly every decision an attorney makes, ethical considerations concerning client choice and potential liabilities must inform how the departing attorney manages the exit.

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