The Joint Opinion of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia Bar Associations imposes an ethical requirement to notify the firm of an intended departure, although nothing in the rules of professional responsibility requires such notice. The obligation arises out of recognition of the firm?s ethical obligations to the client, which exist separate and apart from the attorney?s individual obligations. The rationale is that the withdrawing partner is ethically bound to the firm and the client not to interfere with the former?s ability to honor its obligation to the latter.
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Do's and Don'ts for Departing a Law Firm: Part 2
The Legal Intelligencer
February 22, 2012
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