1. Using the material presented in the chapter on the organizational structures of law firms, identify the kind of law practices involved:

a. Rosa Suefentes practices immigration law. She owns her legal practice, the building, and the office furniture. She leases some office equipment. Rosa employs one secretary and one paralegal.

b. Mosabi Hamdei owns a general practice law firm with Hassam El-Khouri. They own equal interests in the firm, participate in the firm’s management, and share in its profits and losses. Hamdei & El-Khouri also have three associates, six secretaries, and three paralegals who work for the firm.

c. Ajay Singh, Arun Patel, and Chandra Jindal need to limit their personal liability resulting from a potential legal malpractice claim against their partnership, not all of which will be covered by insurance. They file paperwork with the state to convert to an entity that, in most states, protects innocent partners from debts and obligations arising from negligence, which is the basis for a legal malpractice claim.