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Rule 5.6. Restrictions on Right to Practice

Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 5. Attorneys and State Bar

Oklahoma Statutes Annotated
Title 5. Attorneys and State Bar
Chapter 1.--Appendix 3-a. Rules of Professional Conduct (Refs & Annos)
Law Firms and Associations
T. 5, Ch. 1, App. 3-A, Rule 5.6
Rule 5.6. Restrictions on Right to Practice
A lawyer shall not participate in offering or making:
(a) a partnership, shareholders, operating, employment, or other similar type of agreement that restricts the rights of a lawyer to practice after termination of the relationship, except an agreement concerning benefits upon retirement; or
(b) an agreement in which a restriction on the lawyer's right to practice is part of the settlement of a client controversy.

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Adopted March 10, 1998, effective July 1, 1988. Amended effective December 14, 1995. Amended April 9, 2007, effective January 1, 2008.
Rules of Prof. Conduct, Rule 5.6, 5 O. S. A. Ch. 1, App. 3-A, OK ST RPC Rule 5.6
Current with amendments received through April 15, 2024. Some rules may be more current, see credits for details.
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