California · Probate Code
PROB §735: (a) If the attorney is deceased or lacks legal capacity, a deposit may be terminated as provided in this article by the attorney’s law partner, by a shareholder of the attorney’s law corporation, or b
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(a) If the attorney is deceased or lacks legal capacity, a deposit may be terminated as provided in this article by the attorney’s law partner, by a shareholder of the attorney’s law corporation, or by a lawyer or nonlawyer employee of the attorney’s firm, partnership, or corporation. (b) If the attorney lacks legal capacity and there is no person to act under subdivision (a), a deposit may be terminated by the conservator of the attorney’s estate or by an attorney in fact acting under a durable power of attorney. A conservator of the attorney’s estate may act without court approval. (c) If the attorney is deceased and there is no person to act under subdivision (a), a deposit may be terminated by the attorney’s personal representative. (d) If a person authorized under this section terminates a deposit as provided in Section 732, the person shall give the notice required by Section 733.
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