Lawyer Addiction Blog

Information Supporting Recovery

This week, we’re focusing on OLAP, the Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program. OLAP’s mission is to “provide confidential help to lawyers, judges and law students suffering from alcoholism, substance abuse or other addictions, or mental illness.” The OLAP website includes lots of useful resources, including: Self-tests for drug & alcohol abuse and depression Extensive informati0n on [...]

The Nebraska Lawyers Assistance Program (NLAP) was created in 1995 by the Nebraska State Bar Association with a view to helping “lawyers, judges and law students troubled by substance abuse problems, stress, depression and other types of disorders which may impair their ability to perform in a competent and professional manner.” NLAP’s main methods of [...]

This week’s featured lawyer assistance program is the North Dakota Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP), which was created in 2004. LAP is operated by a six-member Lawyer Assistance Committee, and its purpose is to “prevent and alleviate problems that adversely affect a lawyer’s performance.” Often these problems stem from mental health or substance abuse issues. The [...]

This week, we spotlight two separate lawyer assistance programs in North Carolina: the North Carolina Lawyer Assistance Program and BarCares. The Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP) website lists a host of services including peer counselling, extensive resource links, many articles and newsletters, as well as research papers. Addiction and depression are two frequent areas of support. [...]

This week, we’re focusing on the New York State Bar Association’s Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP). The LAP “provides education and confidential assistance to lawyers, judges, law school students, and immediate family members who are affected by the problem of substance abuse, stress, or depression. Its goal is to assist in the prevention, early identification and [...]

Our co-sponsors of the Lawyer Addiction Blog, The Meadows Addiction Center, have been publishing a number of FAQ collections of late. These websites isolate a topic, and attempt to answer the most common questions. For example, they previously published one on the Drug Rehab experience. The latest offering explains the effects of Addiction & the [...]

The New Hampshire Lawyers Assistance Program (NHLAP) was formed in 2007, the culmination of 20 years’ volunteer commitment by two separate bodies: the Lawyers Assistance Committee of the New Hampshire Bar Association (LAC), and Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL). NHLAP provides advice and assistance to members of the Bar, offers educational programs on mental health [...]

This week’s featured lawyer assistance program is New Mexico’s Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, which “provides confidential professional peer assistance to Bar members in need of help because of substance abuse, mental illness, or emotional distress and provides advice regarding the State Bar program.” Run by the Lawyers Assistance Committee of the State Bar of New [...]

This week’s feature LAP program is the New Jersey Lawyers Assistance Program (NJLAP). Its purpose is “to provide assistance to attorneys, members of the judiciary, law students, and law graduates with alcohol, drug, gambling, emotional, behavioral and other personal problems that affect well-being and professional performance”. NJLAP offers confidential consultations, practice assistance, and support groups. [...]

Montana’s Lawyer Assistance Program is the State Bar of Montana’s Lawyers Helping Lawyers Committee. Its purpose is “to provide a statewide network of assistance to lawyers, judges, legal staff, law students, and professors troubled by alcoholism, other forms of chemical dependency, stress, depression, or mental health problems.” The Lawyers Helping Lawyers committee offers a confidential, [...]