The Lawyer's Guide to Buying, Selling, Merging, and Closing a Law Practice
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The Lawyer's Guide to Buying, Selling, Merging, and Closing a Law Practice

This book was published with the ABA Senior Lawyers Division.
The Lawyer's Guide to Buying, Selling, Merging, and Closing a Law Practice
Product Code: 5150315
Editors: Sarina A. Butler, Richard G. Paszkiet
Publication Date: December 2007
ISBN: 1-59031-932-X
Trim Size: 6 x 9 Paperback
Sponsoring Entities: General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division, Senior Lawyers Division
Topics: Career Development, General Practice, Law Practice Management, Marketing, Solos and Small Firms
Format: Book - 5150315
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About this Book

If you are considering buying, selling, closing, or merging a law practice, this book is a valuable resource for information on things to consider before and during the process.

The guide provides advice and tips on:
  • The advantages of buying and selling a law practice

  • The ethical aspects of acquiring a law practice

  • Valuation of a law firm

  • Tax consequences of "retiring" a partner's interest in a law firm taxed as a partnership

  • Merging law firms

  • Selling a niche practice

  • Business responsibilities in closing a law practice

  • The ethical aspects of winding down a law practice

  • File preservation

  • Ending client and employee relationships
The guide includes handy checklists, forms, sample agreements, and sample letters as well as a material from the ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct.

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About the Editors PDF
About the Contributors PDF


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