Lawyers Must Make Room for the Future

August 12th, 2016
Downsizing for retirement often goes hand in hand with downsizing your living quarters, whether that means relocating to a warmer climate retirement community or buying the downtown condo in your present area. In either case, most senior attorneys are faced with the issue of finding a place for all of their “stuff.” It can be difficult to throw away items that represent so many sentiments from the past even when you know there is no room for it where you’re going. Welcome to the quandary of downsizing. To begin, we’ll go over some of the conventional wisdom. Then I’ll throw in my own two cents based on recent personal experience. (While I’m not quite ready to retire, I did recently downsize since my children are now all launched… Read More
Categories: Attorney Retirement

Is it Time to Retire?

January 28th, 2016
For most lawyers, the decision of when to retire is rarely black and white. Instead, the choice comes with lots of gray (that goes along with your gray hair!). To help you answer the question, “is it time to retire?”, think about these questions: Do you still have the fire in your belly? Are you still excited about going into the office, or do you dread the thought? Have you been on the receiving end of subtle or not-so-subtle suggestions from family, friends or colleagues that perhaps it’s time to slow down? How do you feel physically? Is your mental edge still there? How often do you have “senior moments?” How healthy are your parents? Will you need to help them through their own sunset years? How is your spouse’s or s… Read More
Categories: Attorney Retirement

Closing Time: Best Practices When Closing a Law Practice

August 6th, 2015
The most common reason why practices close is retirement. Although many lawyers would probably prefer to simply ride off into the sunset when they’ve decided to call it a career, the rules of professional conduct dictate otherwise. The duty of competent representation requires an obligation to protect client interests, which in turn, requires planning and time. Failure to properly plan one’s exit from the profession could harm the interests of clients, as well as cause financial and emotional stress to former partners and family members left to clean up the mess ... Read More
Categories: Attorney Retirement, Selling a Law Practice

Size Matters

August 14th, 2014
The most common exit strategies for retiring solo practitioners and small law firm owners typically include recruiting a successor, merging with another law firm, or selling the practice. All of these options have advantages and disadvantages. Continue reading about why law firm size matters in this post at www.myshingle.com Read More
Categories: Attorney Retirement, Selling a Law Practice
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