(Webcast) When Lawyers Need Help: Navigating Mental Health and Substance Use Issues

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Program Chairs:

Brenda Correa
Principal Attorney, NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct

Priscilla Lundin, Esq.

  • To educate and inform members of the bar as to the prevalence of mental health and substance use issues among attorneys, treatment options available, and apprise them of the consequences for their bar license, should it impact their career.

    Program Fee:
    Free to Members | $29 Nonmembers

  • Meredith S. Heller Esq.
    Law Office of Meredith S. Heller

    Michael J. Kasdan, Esq.

    Corey Rabin Esq.
    Advisor for the Legal Professionals Program, Caron Treatment Centers

    Elizabeth Tillinghast, MD, JD
    Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University

    Eileen Travis, LCSW-R
    Executive Director of the Lawyer Assistance Program, NYC Bar Association

  • 6:00 PM – 6:05 PM
    Introduction of Speakers and Welcome by Co-Chairs

    • Brenda Correa Esq., Chair, Professional Discipline Committee
    • Priscilla Lundin, Esq., Chair, Lawyer Assistance Program Committee

     

    6:05 PM – 6:25 PM    
    Eileen Travis, LCSW-R, Executive Director, NYC Bar Lawyer Assistance Program.
    Significant Changes Since the Release of the ABA Report from the National Task Force on Lawyer Well Being and How LAP Helps Legal Professionals and their Families

    6:25 PM – 6:50 PM
    Dr. Elizabeth Tillinghast, JD, MD
    Depression, Anxiety, and Substance Use: Recognizing When You or a Colleague May Have One or More of These Problems: When Treatment May be Needed; and Examining Stressors Unique to the Legal Profession that May be Contributing Factors

    6:50 PM-7:20 PM
    Meredith Heller, Esq.
    “Substance Use Ethics: What All Lawyers Must Know”

    7:20 PM – 7:35 PM
    Corey Rabin, Esq.
    Clinical Advisor to the Legal Professional Program at the Caron Treatment Centers
    Lawyer-Centric Recovery

    7:35 PM-7:50 PM
    Mike Kasdan, Esq.
    Sharing My Personal Story

    7:50 PM-8:00 PM
    Q&A moderated by Eileen Travis, LCSW-R

  • New York: 1.5 EthicsNew Jersey: 1.8 Professional ResponsibilityCalifornia: 1.5 Professional ResponsibilityPennsylvania: 1.5 Professional Responsibility

  • Sponsoring Association Committees:
    Professional Discipline, Brenda Correa, Chair
    Lawyer Assistance Program,, Priscilla Lundin, Chair

    Sponsoring Organization:
    Lawyer Assistance Program, Eileen Travis, LCSW-R, Executive Director

    Co-Sponsoring Association Committees:
    Council on the Profession, Mary Lu Bilek and Melissa Colon-Bosolet, Co-Chairs
    Mindfulness and Well-Being in Law, Lisa A. Podemski, Chair
    Professional Ethics, David George Keyko, Chair

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org