The founding partners of Tully Rinckey should each be suspended for 90 days because of employment and separation agreements that restricted departing lawyers’ right to practice, according to an ethics recommendation by an ad hoc hearing committee in Washington, D.C.
D.C. bar officials wanted a six-month suspension, but the Court of Appeals will decide whether to discipline the lawyers after the board proceedings end. Read more.
The name partners of the law firm Tully Rinckey have been accused of ethics violations for allegedly adding anti-competitive terms to attorney employment agreements and impeding clients’ ability to follow departing lawyers.