Don't make a wrong move when selling out or moving on

Winding up your solo practice? Moving to a new firm? A career change might be the last thing you want. Or it could be just what you need. Or both. In any event, you don't want to make a costly legal-ethics blunder in the bargain. And that's not hard to do, given the continuing obligations you owe your former clients and law firm and the other details you need to manage. If you think your career might take a new direction, you should consult the Selling, Winding Up or Leaving a Law Firm section of ISBA's Practice Resource Center. We've pulled information on the topic from various places and put it under one roof. There's even guidance from the ISBA legal department on that ultimate transition: what to do when a lawyer dies.