Supreme Court of Iowa September 5, 2002, 00-1271 (Phil Watson, PC v. Peterson)

LARSON, Justice.

Gregory Peterson left the law firm with which he had been associated and joined a new firm. He continued to represent several clients with whom he had been working in his old firm. The firm, Phil Watson, P.C. (Watson), sued Peterson, his new partnership, Elverson, Vasey, and Peterson, L.L.P.