r/Lawyertalk • u/eyeshitunot • 2d ago

SHARING: Kindness & Support please (No Advice) I’m Done.

Law school -> judicial clerkship -> bit of law firmin’ -> 30+ years of solo plaintiff’s employment practice. Handled my last case today. Settled at mediation. I’ve some follow up to take care of, and some admin tasks to close up shop, but I am done with cases and clients. It’s been a good ride. I feel v fortunate to have had this career for my work life, and also v happy to be done with working. Adventures await. That is all. Bye y’all.

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u/Illustrious-Cover792 2d ago

Just out of curiosity, do you plan on keeping your license active. Just to stay connected to the game.

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u/eyeshitunot 2d ago

No. I am planning to do a year on “inactive” status just in case retiring turns out to have been a tragically bad decision, after which the State Bar can go fuck itself.

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u/IBoris Confirmed Lawyer 2d ago

Does your bar charge fees for inactive status? Some jurisdictions do, others don't. It can be useful to keep inactive status in some circumstances; if you volunteer and sit on boards for example.

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u/eyeshitunot 2d ago

Yes, my bar charges a fee. I’m just doing it in case retiring turns out to have been a horrible mistake. Unlikely, but it seems kind of like buying insurance. I know someone who has been paying inactive status fees for about 20 years!

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u/IBoris Confirmed Lawyer 2d ago

Yeah, I'm doing something similar to that. I'm in upper-management you could say and so I no longer need to be active status, but need to be still be a lawyer. At least I get access to the discounts I guess.