Anonymous
Post 06/18/2013 12:55     Subject: Estate planning lawyers out there, please share your experience

I'm an attorney and thinking of switching to estate planning law. If you do estate planning, I'd love to know how difficult you find dealing with mostly elderly clients. I am also concerned about private individuals being more reluctant to pay a reasonable fee compared to business clients. Another challenge that I anticipate is that estate planning does not generate a constant stream of work for the same client, so you have to have a very wide client base of individuals.

A few more questions:
- How important is a location of the office next to areas with a heavy concentration of elderly people?
- Do you find the work that constantly involves the topic of death depressing?

I'd appreciate any insight about any other challenges and/or rewards that you have experienced.

Thanks!