The Texas Bar Ethics Committee in August 2014 analyzed whether the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct require a law firm to withdraw from representing a client if the law firm hires a new associate who, prior to becoming licensed to practice, was employed as a law clerk for the law firm representing the opposing party and helped provide services for the opposing party with respect to the lawsuit. conflict

The American Bar Association has just released Formal Opinion 468, which discusses the historical background and intent behind Model Rule of Professional Conduct 1.17. Specifically, this Opinion was written to address whether the seller of a law firm may continue to “practice law” to assist the buyer or buyers of the law firm in the orderly transition of active client matters. Sell