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Mar. 5, 2025

When is it time to quit? Aging boomers hold on despite the malpractice risks

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Jason E. Fellner

Partner
Fellner Law Group

Legal malpractice

University of San Francisco School of Law

Farah Khaled

Associate
Fellner Law Group

When is it time to quit? Aging boomers hold on despite the malpractice risks

The "silver tsunami" is in full swing, with most of California's baby boomers--born between 1946 and 1964--reaching retirement age, yet many continue working as lawyers, taking depositions and appearing in court. Many remain at the helm of law firms across California as solo practitioners or managing partners of law firms. According to the State Bar of California, the average age of all lawyers is 50 years old. Approximately half of all law firm partners qualify as baby boome...

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