What happens to your clients if you can't practise?

Ontario's By-Law 7.1 requires a client contingency plan. That's a good start — but it only addresses your clients' interests and instructs your administrator to wind up your practice. A real continuity plan goes further: it protects the practice itself, maps out frameworks to preserve your business as an asset during a temporary absence, and considers ways to protect your income, your lifestyle and your family.

What happens to your income if you can't practise?

Your continuity plan doesn't pay your mortgage. If you were off work for six months — or couldn't come back at all — could your family keep going? Most lawyers assume the answer is yes until they do the math. We help you put the financial frameworks in place to fund your life.

Is your practice built to survive without you?

You've spent years building a practice. A continuity plan makes sure it doesn't fall apart while you're not there. It addresses the practice's fixed costs, puts legal agreements in place for a successor (either temporary or permanent,) and keeps everything current year after year.

When you’ve done thorough planning, you're not just covered. You're resilient.

You have options. You can weather a bad stretch without losing what you've built. You can make decisions about your future from a position of strength, not panic. And when you're ready to step back — whenever that is, on whatever terms you want — the groundwork is already done.