South Carolina lawyers should prepare written succession plans specifying what steps must be taken in the event of their death or disability from practicing law. Lawyers are encouraged to designate a consenting successor lawyer to assume responsibility for the interests of the lawyer's clients in the event of the lawyer's death or disability from practicing law. The SC Bar maintains a registry of successor lawyers. Rule 1.19, Succession Planning, RPC, Rule 407, SCACR.
Successor Registry
Succession Planning Designation Form
Downloadable Forms
Succession Plan Preparation Checklist for Planning Attorney
Sample Form Agreement to Close a Law Practice
Insurance
Extended Reporting "Tail Coverage"
Understanding Tail Coverage
Additional Succession Planning Resources
American Bar Association's Succession Planning Resources
How to Be Successful at Succession Planning
Prepare Yourself for a Happy Retirement
Why Plan for Succession and Retirement, Part One
Why Plan for Succession and Retirement, Part Two
Reinventing the Law Business Succession Planning
Law Firm Succession Planning - Things Small Firms Can Do Just Like the Big Firms
Designing a Succession Plan for Your Law Practice
Plan Ahead for Closing a Law Practice: Procedures for Retirement, Moving to a New Firm, or Your Death or Disability (Risk Management Practice Guide of Lawyers Mutual - Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina)