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Generally speaking, the Rule limits law firm names to the names of current, deceased or retired lawyers in the firm. The Rule explicitly prohibits the use of trade names, because they are “generally considered inherently misleading.”
It may be observed that any firm name including the name of a deceased partner is, strictly speaking, a trade name. The use of such names to designate law firms has proven a useful means of identification.
4 cze 2021 · With a Supreme Court of Texas order, Texas firms are now permitted to use a trade name, as long as it's not false or misleading.
18 maj 2022 · By 2021, New York, New Jersey, Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, Nebraska and Rhode Island had all revised their rules of professional conduct to allow law firm trade names,...
Most law firms are established as private partnerships, meaning that the owners are a small group of individuals (called 'partners') who collectively share control of the business as well as its profits and losses.
30 lis 2022 · A law firm name or designation is misleading if it implies a connection with a government agency, with a deceased lawyer who was not a former member of the firm, with a lawyer not associated with the firm or a predecessor firm, with a nonlawyer or with a public or charitable legal services organization.
Firm Name and Trade Names: In the past, law firm names were limited to the names of the lawyers in the firm. Now, rule 7.01 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct allows lawyers to practice under a trade name if it is not false or misleading.
