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 right 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. Added; effective 5/1/2006.