I understand that Broden & Mickelsen, LLP 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 always interesting to us to look at attorney websites discussing “our” firm and what “we” do, when we know full well it is solo practice. 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, LLP, Clint Broden and Mick Mickelsen are true law partners and share profits equally. In other words, when you hire Broden & Mickelsen, LLP, you are hiring a team. If you are in doubt as to whether a firm is truly a law partnership, you should ask the lawyer you are considering hiring.