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In this event sponsored by the ACC, I’ll be facilitating a discussion with in-house counsel about the dynamics surrounding the retirement of outside counsel.

Stanford Center on Longevity included Retirement by Design in its list of books recommended for summer reading.

On February 23, I’ll be doing a webinar for the Minnesota State Bar Association Civil Litigation Section on “Mentoring in the Virtual World and Beyond.”

The Stanford Center on Longevity designated Retirement By Design as “Recommended Reading,” calling it “Part philosophy, part career guide, and part trusted friend who asks hard questions…” You can read the review here.

I will discuss “Planning for Retirement – Yes, it should be a plan,” during the week-long virtual Innovation and Legaltech Week 2021 Conference, February 8-12, 2021. This Australia-based global conference, which is entirely free and open to all, will offer a comprehensive look at how the legal industry is changing and how its continuous improvement can be sustained. Part of the conference will be live and part, including my session (in conversation with Terri Mottershead), will be recorded and available on demand beginning February 1. More information about the conference, a list of all the conference programs, and the registration page are available here.

On January 13, 2021, I had the privilege of speaking to several American Inns of Court in Pennsylvania and Colorado about “Modernizing Mentoring: Maintaining Relationships and Meeting Change with Virtual Opportunities.”

The 2020 Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor’s Forum will focus on retirement this year and is entitled “Retirement: Who, Me?” I’m delighted to be giving the keynote address.

I am deeply honored and excited that the Wall Street Journal has selected Retirement by Design as one of the best books on retirement for 2020!

Ronnie Fox, a distinguished employment and partnership lawyer, recently published an important book on lawyer retirement and succession in the UK, Partner Retirement in Law Firms (Globe Law and Business Ltd, 2020). I feel honored that he wrote a highly favorable review of my book, Retirement by Design, in the July 2020 issue of Modern Legal Practice.

On May 5, 2020, Lisa Horowitz will interview me for National Association of Women Lawyers about my book, Retirement by Design. Learn more and register here.

Deborah Carr, who writes a blog called Baby Boomer Retirement, wrote a detailed and highly favorable review of Retirement by Design. Read it here.

Read this interview led by Deborah Kalb to learn about Retirement by Design.

Lisa Smith is interviewing me on Big Blend Radio to discuss my book Retirement by Design. You can listen to the live or archived interview here.

Retire Better Now published my article, Retirement: A Time for Jubilación, which explains how to apply design principles to create a joyful and fulfilling retirement.

Delighted to see this review of Retirement by Design written by a blogger in the UK who has been retired for several years and remarks, “Had I had a guide like this in 2010, maybe I would have done a few things differently!” He also states: “This is one of the most comprehensive books covering all aspects of retirement that I have read. Unlike many, it does not just focus on the financial side. It encourages you to look at all the myriad aspects of retirement, social, financial, practical and all shades in between.” Read the full review here.