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Succession Planning
Succession Planning
Succession Planning That Protects Your Firm’s Future
Most law firms know they need a succession plan—but few know where to start. Whether you’re navigating retirement conversations, preparing future leaders, or planning an internal buyout, Brenda Barnes and Camille Stell help firms design succession strategies that are realistic, respectful, and strategically sound.
With experience advising hundreds of law firms, Brenda and Camille provide a structured approach to ensure your succession plan is more than just a document—it’s a living roadmap for continuity and long-term success.
Key Questions We Help You Answer:
If not, what’s holding you back—and what are the risks?
We help firms navigate mandatory retirement, compensation phase-outs, and legacy client transfers.
We assess leadership readiness, development tracks, and mentoring structures to groom future partners.
Incentives must drive the right behaviors. We ensure your comp system supports a transition, not stalls it.
Most law firms know they need a succession plan—but few know where to start. Whether you’re navigating retirement conversations, preparing future leaders, or planning an internal buyout, Brenda Barnes and Camille Stell help firms design succession strategies that are realistic, respectful, and strategically sound.
What We Deliver:
With experience advising hundreds of law firms, Brenda and Camille provide a structured approach to ensure your succession plan is more than just a document—it’s a living roadmap for continuity and long-term success.
- A customized, phased succession roadmap
- Assessment of leadership pipeline readiness
- Partner compensation strategies tied to transition milestones
- Governance policies for ownership and leadership transition
- Client and staff transition protocols
- Training programs for rising leaders
- Internal buy-in or exit strategies, including phantom equity or structured buyouts
Why This Matters:
Succession is about more than exit planning—it’s about protecting firm value, preserving client relationships, and creating pathways for the next generation of leadership. Without a plan, firms face instability, talent loss, and valuation decline.
Brenda and Camille’s approach blends deep operational insight with the practical realities of law firm life—so your plan actually works.
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Offering Custom Strategies That Optimize Your Law Practice
Offering Custom Strategies That Optimize Your Law Practice
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