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Form 1-14

This letter is furnished only as a basic example and should not be used as a standard form. The attorney must be careful to tailor the details of the letter to the facts of the particular case. Client files must be maintained and preserved for a period of five years after termination of representation. Tex. Disci­plinary Rules Prof’l Conduct R. 1.14.

Letter for Completion of Attorney-Client Relationship

[Date]

[Name and address of client]

Re:   [describe transaction]

[Salutation]

It has been our pleasure to serve you as counsel in [describe transaction]. According to our records, we have completed this matter, and we are closing this file.

You should already have a complete set of the relevant closing documents in your pos­session. If not, please let us know and we will be glad to send them to you.

Describe any actions that the client may need to follow up on, such as UCC1 renewals, note extensions at maturity, etc.

Include the following if applicable.

Please let us know if you need any other documents from our files. We will retain doc­uments for five years and then destroy them in accordance with our record-retention policy then in effect.

Continue with the following.

I look forward to the opportunity to represent you on other matters in the future.

Sincerely yours,

   
[Name of attorney]