Closed For Business: The Ethical Implications of Leaving Your Practice

August 26th, 2026 12:00 PM CST

Whether you are considering retirement or simply planning a much-needed vacation, this webinar is for you. Join Attorney Protective Risk Management Attorneys, Erin McCartney, J.D., and Kate Gould, J.D., as they discuss best practices to avoid ethics violations when you step away from the office. They will cover the applicable Model Rules of Professional Conduct relating to a temporary absence from office and how to ethically wind down your practice. This webinar will include risk management guidance ranging from identifying a successor attorney to file retention best practices. Don’t miss this informative webinar to ensure you comply with your ethical obligations whether you have plans to temporarily or permanently leave your practice.

Meet the Speakers

Erin McCartney, J.D.

Kate Gould, J.D.

CLE Approvals

AL –

AR – 1 ethics credit

CA – 1 ethics credit

CO – 1 ethics credit

CT –

FL – 1 ethics credit

GA – 1 ethics credit

HI – 1 ethics credit

IA- 1 ethics credit

IL – 1 general credit

ID – 1 ethics credit,

IN – 1 ethics credit

KS – 1 ethics credit

KY – 1 ethics credit

LA – 1 ethics credit

ME – 1 ethics credit

MN – 1 ethics credit

MO – 1 ethics credit

MS – 1 ethics credit

MT –  1 ethics credit

NC – 1 ethics credit

ND – 1 ethics credit

NE – 1 professional responsibility credit

NJ – 1 ethics credit

NM – 1 ethics credit

NV – 1 ethics credit

OH – 1 attorney professional conduct credit

OK – 1 ethics credit

PA – 1 ethics credit

RI –

SC – 1 ethics credit

TN – 1 general credit

TX – 1 ethics credit

UT – 1 general credit

VA – 1 ethics credit

VT –

WA – 1 ethics credit

WI – 1 ethics credit

WY –