Any lawyer who thinks a handshake and a slap on the back are all it takes to confer partnership status should read a recent Philadelphia Commerce Court opinion. Though Samuel Mychak was the sole shareholder in Samuel Mychak P.C., firm members Mychak, Patrick Geckle and Marla Welker publicly presented themselves as partners in Mychak Geckle & Welker in, among other venues, telephone book ads. The opinion, which cited the doctrine of “partnership by estoppel,” found against Mychak.
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Any lawyer who thinks a handshake and a slap on the back are all it takes to confer partnership status should read a recent Philadelphia Commerce Court opinion. Though Samuel Mychak was the sole shareholder in Samuel Mychak P.C., firm members Mychak, Patrick Geckle and Marla Welker publicly presented themselves as partners in Mychak Geckle & Welker in, among other venues, telephone book ads. The opinion, which cited the doctrine of “partnership by estoppel,” found against Mychak.
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Posted on Thursday, September 21st, 2006. Filed under: Employment, Law Misc
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