The lawyer's guide to buying, selling, merging, and closing a law practice
By: edited by Sarina Butler.
Contributors: Butler, Sarina.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Bar Association; ABA, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division, Senior Lawyers Division.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9781590319321
Subjects: Law firms -- Economic aspects -- United States; Practice of law -- United States; Law offices -- United States; Consolidation and merger of corporations -- Law and legislation -- United States
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Overview of the sale and purchase of a law practice / by Robert Ostertag; title: The ethical aspects of acquiring a law practice / by Peter Geraghty; title: Valuation of a law practice / by James Cotterman; title: Setting a price on a law practice : checklist for valuation / by Shannon Pratt; title: Tax consequences of "retiring" a general partner's interest in a law partnership / by John Clynch; title: Merging law firms / by Ward Bower; title: Selling a niche practice / by John Ventura; title: Checklist for closing or preparing for the closing of a law practice / by Jay G. Foonberg; title: Business responsibilities in closing a law practice  / by Constance K. Putzel; title: The ethical aspects of winding down a law practice / by Peter Geraghty; title: Preservation of files : to destroy or not to destroy / by Jay G. Foonberg; title: Ending client and employee relationships / by Harold Wren and James H. Wren, II.