Steve Matthews
South Carolina LHL Program Links
The Lawyers Helping Lawyers (LHL) program of the South Carolina Bar has provided a number of helpful and informative links relating to addiction, recovery, stress, treatment programs, assistance organizations, and the like. Here is a sampling of the links included in LHL’s list: ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs Al-Anon Alcoholic Anonymous American Society for [...]
Wisconsin LAP Roundup
WisLAP is Wisconsin’s lawyer assistance program, and helps “lawyers, judges, law students, and their families cope with problems related to the stress of practicing law.” Run through a network of 150 trained volunteer lawyers and judges, WisLAP offers services such as peer counseling, interventions, CLE education sessions, referrals and consultations. The WisLAP website includes various [...]
Washington LAP Roundup
The Washington State Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP) is our focus for this roundup. LAP helps Washington state lawyers, judges and third-year law students with direct, confidential mental health and addictions counseling, by licensed psychologists Dr. Dan Crystal and Barbara Harper. LAP also offers education and referrals, and has a large peer counselor network to help [...]
Virginia LAP Roundup
Virginia’s lawyer assistance program is Lawyers Helping Lawyers. Established in 1985,the program provides confidential and non-disciplinary assistance for members of the Virginia bar dealing with substance abuse and mental health issues. Attorneys, judges, family members or friends can make a referral by calling the 24-hour hotline at 1-877-545-4682. From there, “the Executive Director and a [...]
Lawyers and Depression
Today’s post was authored by Hal Nevitt, Director of the State Bar of Arizona Member Assistance Program. We welcome his submission as well as those from other lawyer assistance programs. Life in today’s world can be tumultuous, particularly with the recent change in the economic structure of our lives. Even in the best of times [...]
Vermont LAP Roundup
Vermont’s lawyer assistance program is Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL). Since 1987, LCL has helped Vermont lawyers deal with issues ranging from depression, anxiety, and stress to alcohol, drug, and gambling addiction. LCL also offers support for marital and family problems. One newer service is support for lawyers searching for a new line of work. [...]
Utah LAP Roundup
Utah’s lawyer assistance program is Lawyers Helping Lawyers (LHL). LHL delivers its services though volunteer peer mentoring, support groups, and continuing legal education. (Two innovative programs are Yoga for Lawyers and The Other Bar, “a network of recovering lawyers and judges who are dedicated to assisting others within the profession who are suffering from alcohol [...]
Texas LAP Roundup
This week, we’re focussing on the Texas Lawyers’ Assistance Program (TLAP), a service of the State Bar of Texas. TLAP “has evolved from helping lawyers with substance abuse disorders and alcoholism to assisting lawyers, judges and law students with mental health issues.” The TLAP website offers a host of resources related to addictions and mental [...]
Tennessee LAP Roundup
This week’s featured LAP is the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP). TLAP helps lawyers, law students, and judges with issues such as stress and burnout, anxiety, depression and mood disorders, anger management, work-life balance, substance abuse, process addictions (such as food, sex, gambling), and grief and loss. TLAP also assists lawyers who are processing cases [...]
Rhode Island LAP Roundup
Rhode Island’s LAP is the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Committee, which works in conjunction with Resource International Employee Assistance Services (RIEAS). Both are member benefits of the Rhode Island Bar Association. The Lawyers Helping Lawyers Committee offers peer assistance. According to the website, “Peer attorneys will lend an ear, share their experiences, and, if necessary, advise [...]
