Helping Other Lawyers Lay Their Practices to Rest
Beth Baldwin, an assistant state disciplinary counsel in Connecticut, says there's increased demand for trustees -- lawyers who volunteer to assist clients, refer cases and clean up files when another lawyer has died or can no longer maintain a practice. "People are working longer and doing things on a smaller scale and once they're gone there's no one there to pick up the pieces," she says. Trustee work requires a significant amount of commitment, but volunteers also find it rewarding to help other lawyers.
