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Opinion 23-05 |
Corporate and In-House Counsel | Restrictions on a Lawyer’s Practice
Lawyers offering or making an employment agreement that restricts the right of an in-house lawyer to practice law after termination of employment, such as through a noncompete provision, do not comply with the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.
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Opinion 23-02 |
Division of Fees | Law Firm Partnership and Employment Agreements | Restrictions on a Lawyer’s Practice
Under Rule 1.5(e), a law firm may agree to share fees with a retired partner as part of a retirement agreement. However, Rules 1.5(e) and 5.6 bar the firm from requiring that a lawyer or the lawyer’s new firm continue to share fees with the retired partner after the lawyer has left the firm.
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Opinion 11-02 |
Conflict of Interest | Restrictions on a Lawyer’s Practice
A conflict of interest would be created between Lawyer’s representation of one client and other similar clients if Lawyer were to sign a confidentiality agreement required by an accounting firm that would prohibit Lawyer from divulging a package of ideas developed by the accounting firm that would reduce the client’s tax obligations. For purposes of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, a lawyer cannot agree to keep confidential interpretations of the law.
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Opinion 97-09 |
Law Firm Partnership and Employment Agreements | Restrictions on a Lawyer’s Practice
Law firm partnership agreement that provides that former partners who compete after withdrawal forfeit a portion of the departure compensation violates the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.
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Opinion 93-13 |
Law Firm Partnership and Employment Agreements | Restrictions on a Lawyer’s Practice
Employment agreement providing for execution of promissory note by attorney/employee payable only if he/she competes after terminating employment is professionally improper.
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Opinion 91-12 |
Law Firm Partnership and Employment Agreements | Restrictions on a Lawyer’s Practice
Attorney's contract of employment with firm that precludes him for a period of three years from his termination date from calling upon, servicing or soliciting clients that dealt with the firm while he was employed violates Rule 5.6 prohibitions against restricting the right of an attorney to practice after terminating employment with a firm.
