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20 ABA Journal Retirement articles.

Are you thinking about retirement? Now what?

Retirement is a significant life event that often inspires a mixture of fear, excitement and uncertainty. The ABA Senior Lawyers Division recently aired Stephen Herman’s documentary, Retirement on Trial: A Documentary and Panel Discussion for Lawyers Thinking About Their Next Stage, which examines retirement through the lens of lawyers who are both apprehensive and optimistic about this transition.

Dec 3, 2025 2:33 PM CST

An eccentric path to a satisfying retirement

I was a lawyer for almost 40 years. Now I lead creative writing workshops in charming, picturesque towns in France and England. And the Pacific Northwest, where I live. Let’s Go Write is the business my partner, Charlotte Rains Dixon, and I started in 2011, while I was still a lawyer.

Nov 14, 2025 12:04 PM CST

Before joining Anderson Kill, judge was accused of rude behavior on bench, retaliatory threats in ethics case

Updated: A former New York judge who joined Anderson Kill last month told Law360 that he made the move because of family considerations and a looming mandatory retirement when he turns 70 years old in a few years.

Oct 8, 2025 3:36 PM CDT

37 lawyers from this BigLaw firm are joining Orrick

Thirty-seven lawyers have jumped to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

Oct 7, 2025 9:49 AM CDT

Husch Blackwell accused of using employee 401(k) contributions for months to cover operating expenses

A would-be class action lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that Husch Blackwell engaged in “a deliberate scheme” to temporarily use its employees’ retirement plan contributions for its benefit in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Sep 17, 2025 9:19 AM CDT

Approaching retirement age? Go back to law school—in a different country

Maybe you can identify with this. You are at the socially acceptable retirement age. Very few people, especially in your age group, understand why you are still working. “Are you retired yet?” “Oh, I’m sorry.” “You can’t take it with you!” “Before long, it will be gone, gone, gone!”

Sep 10, 2025 9:01 AM CDT

$675K settlement in suit against Schnader Harrison over alleged misuse of retirement funds gets preliminary OK

A federal judge in Philadelphia has preliminarily approved a $675,000 settlement in a lawsuit claiming that Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis used 401(k) contributions to fund operations and make distributions to equity partners when it suffered financial difficulties.

Aug 21, 2025 9:22 AM CDT

Speculation begins over possible Supreme Court retirements

It’s a rite of June every year, but especially so when there is a new presidential administration. Those in the orbit of the U.S. Supreme Court ask, “Will a justice retire at the end of the term?”

Jun 18, 2025 3:39 PM CDT

The 16-Pager: How to avoid boredom in retirement with the greatest of ease

What are you going to do when you retire? That's usually the first question after the big announcement comes out. Everyone has plans, but retirees often discover that these were not as sustainable, lasting or rewarding as they'd thought, and they have empty hours to fill. At this point, developing meaningful alternatives can be overwhelming. Time passes, and opportunities are lost.

Apr 9, 2025 2:04 PM CDT

Sound Decisions: Meet the retired bankruptcy judge who rules Seattle’s ambient electronic music scene

When federal bankruptcy judge Marc Barreca retired in 2024, he ended both his legal career and his double life. For years, Barreca had been dividing his time, spending weekdays presiding over a courtroom and evenings and weekends in his studio, composing and recording ambient electronic music.

Apr 1, 2025 1:10 AM CDT

New York judge plans to retire after facing allegations of misconduct

A New York judge who was under investigation for allegedly engaging in discourteous behavior and other alleged misconduct has decided to step down from the bench.

Mar 18, 2025 8:59 AM CDT

Investing for retirement—is it luck?

Accumulating your desired retirement fund balance relies mostly on the amount that you have saved. But investing your savings is also an important aspect of achieving your retirement goals. To understand the importance of your savings habits, see this Sept. 11, 2024, article in the ABA Journal: "Getting ready for retirement is easier than you think."

Jan 28, 2025 3:31 PM CST

Retired Supreme Court Justice Breyer will hear cases with 1st Circuit

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is returning to the federal bench.

Jan 2, 2025 1:49 PM CST

Trump’s election sparks fight over judicial retirements, new judgeships

It is rare in the federal court system for judges to retract declarations of senior status, a form of semi-retirement that creates a vacancy on the court. Legal experts see the judges’ actions as part of the broader political jockeying over a federal court system whose judges have lifetime appointments and whose rulings can shape policy over multiple administrations.

Dec 24, 2024 10:30 AM CST

Top news stories of 2024

Every year, we like to give our readers a peek behind our analytics and share which of our stories got the most traffic. For 2024, we're sharing the top 10 news stories written for ABAJournal.com and the top five articles that also appeared in our magazine. The Second Amendment, law school rankings and retirement for lawyers all drew attention this year.

Dec 24, 2024 8:00 AM CST

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