I understand that Broden & Mickelsen is a law partnership, how can I know if other firms are considered law partnerships and why is that important?
When you hire a partnership, as opposed to a single lawyer, that means that all the partners in the firm have an interest in your case. Many times you will find a lawyer who seeks to imply that they have associates working for them (for example “Smith and Associates”) when, in fact, they are sole practitioners. Other times you will find lawyers who appear to be part of a law partnership (for example “Smith, Jones and Miller”) when, in fact, they are simply lawyers who share office expenses but who work as sole practitioners. It is a violation of Texas Disciplinary Rule of Professional Conduct Rule 7.01(e) for a lawyer to create the appearance that he has associates when he is a sole practitioner, or for a lawyer to create the appearance that she is a membership of a law partnership when she simply shares office space with other lawyers. At Broden & Mickelsen, Clint Broden and Mick Mickelsen are law partners and share profits. In addition, the firm has an associate, Adrienne Dunn, who w
