Broadcast Date: Friday, April 12, 2024
from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (ET)
Overview:
Lawyers face significant stressors, including heavy workloads, tight deadlines, and the weight of client representation. This pressure can lead to emotional exhaustion, anxiety, and burnout, sometimes driving lawyers to seek solace in substance abuse. Understanding the root causes of this issue and its ethical implications is crucial for supporting mental well-being within the legal profession.
Join Attorney Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Executive Partner and Director of the Mental Health Law Practice at Abrams Fensterman, LLP, and Elizabeth Eckhardt, PhD., Nassau County Bar Association’s Lawyer Assistance Program, for an insightful discussion on substance abuse among lawyers. They will bring extensive expertise to the table, shedding light on recent trends, risk factors, warning signs, and practical strategies for both personal and professional self-care.
Key topics include:
- Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession: Recent Trends and Statistics
- Risk Factors of Substance Abuse Among Lawyers
- Warning Signs of Substance Abuse
- Practical Tips and Resolution Strategies for Personal Self-care
- Practical Tips and Resolution Strategies for Professional Self-care
- Ethical Implications on the Practice of Law
- What Lies Ahead
Credit:
Course Level:
Basic
Advance Preparation:
Print and review course materials
Method of Presentation:
On-Demand Webcast
Prerequisite:
None
Course Code:
1410982
Total Credit:
CLE Credit:
CA CLE 1.00 Competence Issues - Approved Until: 6/30/2025
PA CLE 1.00 Ethics - Approved Until: 4/12/2026
TN CLE 1.00 Ethics - Approved Until: 4/12/2025
VT CLE 1.00 Attorney Wellness l - Approved Until: 12/31/2025
NJ CLE 1.00 Ethics/Professionalism - Credits through Reciprocity
NY CLE 1.00 Ethics and Professionalism - Credits through Reciprocity
AR CLE 1.00 Ethics - Credits through Reciprocity
CT CLE 1.00 Ethics - Credits through Reciprocity
NH CLE 1.00 Ethics – Meets the requirements of NH Supreme Court Rule 53
Pending CLE Application:
MS, GA
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No MCLE Requirements:
DC, MD, MA, MI
Not Eligible for CLE:
AK, AZ, HA, MO, WI
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Speaker Panel:
Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Executive Partner
Abrams Fensterman LLP
Carolyn Reinach Wolf is an Executive Partner in the law firm of Abrams, Fensterman, LLP in Lake Success, New York and Director of the Firm’s Mental Health Law practice. She is the only attorney in the country with a family-focused practice dedicated to serving individuals and families struggling with serious mental illness and/or alcohol/drug addiction. Supported by a team of expert clinicians and her departmental attorneys, she specializes in guiding families through the complex landscape of legal issues that impact loved ones with serious mental illness and/or substance abuse issues. She also represents institutions, such as major hospital systems, mental health, healthcare and addiction professionals, and higher educational institutions. Ms. Wolf is a regular contributor to Psychology Today and was profiled by The New York Times in a 2013 story entitled, “A Guide in the Darkness,” which ran on the front page of the Sunday Edition Metro section.
Elizabeth Eckhardt, PhD, Director
Nassau County Bar Association - Lawyers Assistance Program
As Director of the Nassau County Bar Association Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP), Dr. Eckhardt provides confidential professional counseling services to lawyers, judges, law students and their families struggling with mental health and substance use issues. In addition, Dr. Eckhardt conducts evaluations and makes treatment referrals. LAP provides early identification, peer support, stress management, motivation, and monitoring services. Dr. Eckhardt frequently facilitates Dr. Elizabeth Eckhardt is the Director of the Nassau County Bar Association Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP). She offers confidential counseling services to lawyers, judges, law students, and their families who are struggling with mental health and substance use issues. Dr. Eckhardt also conducts evaluations and provides treatment referrals. The LAP program provides early identification, peer support, stress management, motivation, and monitoring services
Agenda:
Segment 1:
Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Executive Partner
Abrams Fensterman LLP
- Ethical rules governing the practice of law with impaired cognition;
- Issues of insight into the need for mental health treatment and maintaining treatment;
- Defenses to any disciplinary proceedings when engaging in mental health treatment;
- Risk factors for lawyers;
- Coping strategies and practices to address mental health challenges in your law practice, and;
- Lawyer Assistance Program services and resources.
Segment 2:
Elizabeth Eckhardt, PhD, Director
Nassau County Bar Association - Lawyers Assistance Program
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health issues in the Legal Profession: Recent Trends and Statistics
- Risk Factors and Warning Signs Among Lawyers.
Date & Time:
Friday, April 12, 2024
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (ET)
Who Should Attend:
- Lawyers/Attorneys
- Paralegals
- Law Clerks
- Legal Assistants
- Law Firm Executives
- Corporate Lawyers
- General/In-house Counsel
- Other Legal Professionals
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