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Lorman: Workplace Substance Abuse and Ethical Issues with Impaired Lawyer
Thursday, May 21, 2020, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT
Category: Live Webinar

Workplace Substance Abuse and Ethical Issues with Impaired Lawyer

Gain an understanding of how to recognize mental health and substance abuse within your colleagues and how to address them about it.

 

It has been a truism for decades, if not centuries, that lawyers have problems with the bottle – it is a common cliché in movies and novels. Often the impaired attorney is the managing partner or the firm’s rainmaker. It can be uncomfortable for colleagues to address the issue. Frequently they ignore the problem until it’s too late – the firm has angry clients, malpractice suits and disciplinary action. This information will address some of the underlying reasons that lawyers suffer disproportionally high rates of substance abuse and mental health problems. It will review some common examples of attorney misconduct caused by substance abuse and/or mental illness. This material will look at both how these issues affect both the individual attorneys and the firm as a whole. It will also provide suggestions on some ways to protect your firm and your practice from impaired colleagues and where to go for help. Finally, this information will suggest some best practices to have in place prior to any problems.

 

Faculty

Meredith S. Heller

MEREDITH S. HELLER

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