Dr. Glaucomflecken on Non-Competes

Note: Non-compete clauses are generally unethical for lawyers, but they are common in health care. It is a mystery that physicians have put up with them for so long, but the advent of for-profit and private equity acquisition of hospitals and medical practices makes it hard to get rid of them other than by government action. This should serve as a caution to those who favor allowing non-lawyer ownership of law practices.