Life Support (2011)
“PROVERBS 13:12 By the time Alexia had packed her first box and carried it to her car, the news of her termination had rippled from one end of the law firm to the other. Several secretaries looked away when she walked by. Others met her gaze with a shake of the head or a quiet word of sympathy.
Leggitt’s paralegal came by her office and told her not to take any files from her office. Alexia ignored her. She knew the rules. All her clients had signed an agreement for legal representation with Leg...gitt & Freeman; however, Ralph Leggitt couldn’t prevent a client from following Alexia if she went to work for herself or with another firm. The state bar prohibited restrictions against a client’s freedom to select a lawyer, and so long as Alexia paid the correct percentage of the fee earned to Leggitt & Freeman, her former employers couldn’t complain.
On her second trip to the car, Alexia passed the open door of Ken Pinchot’s office. The litigation partner was on the phone, and she heard him laughing.MoreLess
Leggitt’s paralegal came by her office and told her not to take any files from her office. Alexia ignored her. She knew the rules. All her clients had signed an agreement for legal representation with Leg...gitt & Freeman; however, Ralph Leggitt couldn’t prevent a client from following Alexia if she went to work for herself or with another firm. The state bar prohibited restrictions against a client’s freedom to select a lawyer, and so long as Alexia paid the correct percentage of the fee earned to Leggitt & Freeman, her former employers couldn’t complain.
On her second trip to the car, Alexia passed the open door of Ken Pinchot’s office. The litigation partner was on the phone, and she heard him laughing.MoreLess
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