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Selling a Law Practice – Attorney Robert Schaller
Attorney Robert Schaller recently read an interesting article on selling a law practice published by Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina. To read the article click the link.
The issues discussed include: Law Practice Exit Planning; Law Practice Valuation; Six Steps to Prepare Your Practice for Sale; and Eight Key Considerations in a Law Practice Transition Agreement. The Article also provides a variety of helpful checklists.
ABA Rule 1.17 Sale of Legal Practice
Lawyers should review ABA Rule 1.17 before buying or selling a legal practice. Some states have enacted versions of ABA Rule 1.17. Lawyers are urged to consult with ethics counsel.
ABA Rule 1.17: Client-Lawyer Relationship
A lawyer or a law firm may sell or purchase a law practice, or an area of law practice, including good will, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The seller ceases to engage in the private practice of law, or in the area of practice that has been sold, [in the geographic area] [in the jurisdiction] (a jurisdiction may elect either version) in which the practice has been conducted;
(b) The entire practice, or the entire area of practice, is sold to one or more lawyers or law firms;
(c) The seller gives written notice to each of the seller's clients regarding:
(1) the proposed sale;
(2) the client's right to retain other counsel or to take possession of the file; and
…Illinois Supreme Court Rule 1.17
Illinois attorneys should study the differences between Illinois Supreme Court Rule 1.17 and ABA Rule 1.17.
Ill. Sup.Ct. R. 1.17 -Sale of Law Practice:
A lawyer or a law firm may sell or purchase, and the estate of a deceased lawyer or the guardian or authorized representative of a disabled lawyer may sell, a law practice, including good will, if the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The seller ceases to engage in the private practice of law in the geographic area in which the practice has been conducted;
(b) The entire practice is sold to one or more lawyers or law firms;
(c) The seller gives written notice to each of the seller's clients regarding:(1) the proposed sale;(2) the client's right to retain other counsel or to take possession of the file; and(3) the fact that the client's consent to the transfer of the client's files will be presu…