Aging of the Bar Data

The legal profession is aging at a dramatic pace with implications for access to legal services now and in the future.  In areas where senior lawyers predominate, new disciplinary and client protection concerns may emerge. Data and information regarding the aging of the U.S. legal profession are shown below.

Reports

• Lawyer Demographics (American Bar Association)
• National Organization of Bar Counsel/Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers/ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs Second Joint Committee on Aging Lawyers Final Report (2014)
• Maine Bar Association Report and Recommendations of the Board of Overseers of the Bar’s Task Force to Study Bar Demographics (June, 2014)
• State Bar of Texas Task Force on Lawyer Aging Issues Report (2014)
• Ohio State Bar Association Masters at the Bar Task Force (2010)
• National Organization of Bar Counsel/Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers Joint Committee on Aging Lawyers Final Report (2007)

Articles

• Is the Legal Profession Showing its Age? (Bill Henderson, The Legal Whiteboard, Oct. 12, 2014)
• Washington State Legal Community Braces for Huge Turnover in Lawyer Population (ABA Journal, Aug. 24, 2012)
• Shades of Gray:  The Opportunities and Challenges of an Aging Bar (Gary Toohey, Precident – The Missouri Bar Association, 2011)