OnDemand CLE: Succession Planning for Solo & Small Firms
Monday, March 9, 2026 - Monday, December 14, 2026

Free for LRS Members | $25 for SABA Members | $35 for non-members 

The Zoom link to the recording and the CLE course number will be included in your confirmation email. A link to download course materials, if available, will be included in your confirmation email. If there are any issues, please contact cle@sabar.org. 

Presented by:
Dean Schaffer, State Bar of Texas

Unplanned cessation of practice creates hardship. This is particularly true for solo practitioners and small firms. The lawyer’s family is in crisis; the clients have lost their champion; and the value of the practice collapses. Lawyers can do better. Succession planning promotes seamless representation of clients, while at the same time preserving value in the practice. 

Dean Schaffer joined bar staff in 2017 after 29 years in litigation and outside general counseling. Dean’s primary focus at the State Bar is to field situations in which lawyers are “deceased or otherwise absent.” His work on the Cessation of Practice Pilot Program earned a State Bar of Texas Presidential Citation.

This event is accredited for 1.0 hr. ethics CLE. Registration is required to claim CLE. 

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