Can you take clients when you leave a job?

Dear Annie: I got laid off from a brokerage firm, and the hiring situation in this business is so grim that people are calling me looking for job leads, if you can believe that. (If I knew of a job opening, I'd grab it myself.) I've always toyed with the idea of starting my own firm, and this seems like a good time to do it, since a number of my clients told me, when they heard I was leaving, that they'd like to come with me wherever I'm going. With half a dozen good-sized, well-established accounts, my new business would be off to a pretty strong start. But can my employer stop me from taking them? I did not sign any kind of non-compete agreement when they hired me. -Just Wondering

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