Demographic Task Force

Teams

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Articles and Resources

1. The Graying of the Legal Profession (PDF 330KB)
   Donald R. Lunberg, Res Gestae, October 2007
2. Make Law Schools Earn a Third Year (PDF 29KB)
   Daniel B. Rodriquez and Samuel Estreicher, New York TImes, January 2013
3. UMaine Law School Grads to Help Fill the State's Growing Need for Lawyers (PDF 74KB)
   Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News, May 2013
4. Time to Go? Helping Lawyers Retire with Dignity (PDF 2.1MB)
   Clifton Barnes, ABA Bar Leader, July/August 2008
5. Bracing for the "Tsunami" of Aging Florida Lawyers (PDF 50KB
   Jan Pudlow, The Florida Bar News, November 2012
6. Aging Gracefully (PDF 221KB)
   Gwynne A. Young, The Florida Bar Journal, February 2013
7. Ethics May Require Challenges to Alzheimer's-Impaired Lawyers (PDF 53KB)
   Richard Acello, Rising Tide, ABA Journal, May 2010
8. "Graying of the Bar" Fueling Concern in Court (PDF 155KB)
   Marsha King, Seattle Times, April 2006
9. Should Auld Lawyers Be Forgot, and Never Brought to Mind? (PDF 48KB)
   Edward Poll, Law Practice Today, December 2006
10. No Lawyer for Miles, So One Rural State Offers Pay (PDF 40KB)
    Matthew Staver, NY Times, April 2013
11. New Report Describes the Graying of Maine's Workforce (PDF 50KB)
    Julie Rabinowitz, Maine.gov, May 2013
12. As Doctors Grow Older, Hospitals Begin Requiring the to Prove They're Still Fit (PDF 68KB)
    Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News, December 10, 2012
13. Handbook for a Receiver of the Law Practice of a Disabled or Missing or Deceased Maine Attorney (PDF 419KB)
    A publication of the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar - August 2005
14. Joint Report on Aging Lawyers
    National Organization of Bar Counsel and the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, May 2007
15. In National Role, Bar Counsel Seeks Graceful Way Out for Impaired Attorneys
    California Bar Journal, Susan Rae
16. Rescue Plan for Older Lawyers (PDF 288KB)
17. Death of a Practice (PDF 813KB)
    Susan A. Berson, ABA Journal, January 2013
18. South Dakota Rural Attorney Recruitment Program (PDF 623KB)
19. Washing State Bar Membership Survey
    Overview (PDF 38KB)
    Executive Report (PDF 298KB)
    Full Report (PDF 5.5MB)
20. Washington State Legal Community Braces for Huge Turnover in Lawyer Population (PDF 33KB)
    Mark Hansen, ABA Journal, August 2013
21. Forum on Aging Lawyers (PDF 409KB)
    National Organization of Bar Counsel Conference - August 2013
22. Graying of the Bar Concerns Maine, NH Legal Groups (PDF 15KB)
    Elizabeth Dinan, Seacoastonline.com, July 2013
23. The Aging Lawyer and Retirement: Guidelines for Closing your Law Practice (PDF 1.2MB)
    Janet Hunt, Hawaii Bar Journal, July 2013
24. Basic Principles for Creation and Implementation of a Permanent "Retirement" Attorney Class (PDF 185KB)
    National Organization of Bar Counsel Conference - August 2013
25. A wrinkle in the workforce: Aging lawyers and succession planning: It’s important to make plans for the aging of partners sooner rather than later.
    Ed Paul, The Canadian Bar
26. Apps for Aging Lawyers: Prostheses for the Mind
    The American Bar Association - By Nathaly J. Vermette
27. Aging Lawyers Often Lack the Business and Estate Planning they Urge on Clients
    Martha Neil, ABA Journal
28. Basic Principles for Creation and Implementation of a Permanent "Retirement" Attorney Class (PDF 185KB)
29. Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct
    Note: Retirement rule starts on page 97.
30. Rule 1-3.5 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar - Retirement (PDF 55KB)
31. New York State Bar Association "Planning Ahead Guide"
    (Currently being Revised)
32. Proposed Uniform Court Rule on the Appointment of a Caretaker Lawyer (PDF 612KB)
    New York
33. Maine Demographics - August 2013 (PDF 278KB)
34. Regional and National Demographics (PDF 188KB)
    Note: Fred Ury PowerPoint Slides
35. Hawaii Demographics (PDF 179KB)
36. NY Handbook for Court-Appointed Inventory Attorneys (PDF 888KB)
37. 2012 Report from the Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs
38. South Dakota Rural Attorney Reruitment Program
    Unified Judicial System and the State Bar of South Dakota
39. Facing and Addressing Cognitive: Impairment in Our Colleagues (PDF 1.8MB)
    Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (COLAP) - October 2013
40. Rural/New Lawyer Subcommittee Meeting Handout - 10/30/2013 (PDF 6.2MB)
41. Aging Lawyers Subcommittee Meeting Handout - 10/30/13 (PDF 25KB)
42. Establishing a Succession Plan: A Guide to Protecting Your Clients Interests in the Event of Your Disbility, Retirement or Death
    Prepared by the West Vigrinia Lawyer Disciplinary Board - October 2013
43. So you want to be a lawyer? Enrollment at Maine law school holding steady despite drop in national numbers
    Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News, December 2013
44. The 'insidious fog'
    Louis Millan, Canadian Lawyer Magazine, October 7, 2013