11.   For the first time, the surge in arbitration cases is at least partially attributable to brokerage firms taking their clients to task.

12.   He is barred for a year from taking clients with him.

13.   He has also made comments to another employee that he may leave the company and take some clients with him.

14.   He writes a mission statement that says they should be more ethical, take fewer clients, and the company fires him.

15.   He takes some clients here because it impresses them to see that a lot of people know him.

16.   I also take clients around to restaurants I like and dislike.

17.   If you are planning to take a client out to dinner, make a reservation before you leave home, since restaurants can be busy this time of year.

18.   In addition, if a broker jumps from one firm to a competitor, he often takes his clients with him.

19.   Last weekend, the bus took corporate clients on a retreat from Richfield Park, N.J., to Lake George, N.Y.

20.   Lawyers themselves are hopping among firms, often taking clients with them.