Law firm associates who land a good case will likely have to refer it to their firms, thanks to an opinion by the 1st Court of Appeals in Houston, Texas. The court recently ruled that associates owe their firms a fiduciary duty, which can prohibit associates from handling prospective business for their own individual profit. "Where do you draw the line?" asks Tom McDade, who represents defendant James W. Chang, a former associate at Houston's Brewer & Pritchard.
January 04, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Law firm associates who land a good case will likely have to refer it to their firms, thanks to an opinion by the 1st Court of Appeals in Houston.
The court in Brewer & Pritchard v. Johnson, et al. ruled that associates owe their firms a fiduciary duty, which can prohibit associates from handling prospective business for their own individual profit.
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