Closing a Practice

Closing a practice can be very overwhelming for a new lawyer or even an experienced lawyer planning to retire.

Where do you begin? What steps do you need to take? What factors have you not considered? What happens when a lawyer becomes incapacitated, is suspended, disbarred, disappears, retires, or dies? Should you create a succession plan? 

Find out answers to these questions and more via the links below.

Checklist for Closing Your Office

Download the SC Bar PMA's Checklist for Closing Your Office

Lawyers in Transition in a Variety of Situations

What steps should a lawyer take in closing a practice? This section shares practical advice in the event of a lawyer's death, incapacity, disappearance, retirement, and transitions in closing a practice.

Succession Planning

Lawyers are encouraged to prepare written succession plans. But where to begin? This section shares practical advice on the selection of a successor attorney along with sample forms to help designate a successor attorney.

Bar Book Exchange

Maybe you're retiring or you've got a new job -- what will you do with your old law books? The market for used law books is weak, but don't give up and throw them away. Give them to someone who can use them through the Bar Book Exchange!