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Lawyers and Substance Abuse: You are Not Alone
How to Know There is a Problem for You or a Colleague; Getting Help; More Appropriate and Constructive Ways to Alleviate Stress
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About the Course
Introduction
This CLE webinar will guide counsel on the challenges in the legal profession related to substance use and addiction. The presenter will discuss how to identify attorneys who are struggling and offer resources for assistance.
Description
In this program, Gary Reing, former Chair of the Lawyers Assistance Committee of the NYS Bar Association and NYC Bar Association, talks about his own addiction struggles and path to recovery, including his reinstatement to the practice of law. Additionally, he will address issues of substance use and addiction within the legal profession and discuss ways to identify attorneys in trouble and explore resources where attorneys can get help.
Specialty credit information:
- This webinar qualifies for a personal development and mental health credit in Washington.
Presented By
Mr. Reing is a founding and senior partner of Reing & Reing PLLC and has the pleasure of having his son, Scott Reing as his partner. The practice concentrates on tax and real estate issues. He has been heard as a commentator on National Public Radio's “Marketplace” and “Marketplace Money” regarding various tax issues. Mr. Reing has presented CLEs for the NYS Bar Association, NYC Bar Association, and Judicial Title Company. As past Chair of both the Lawyer's Assistance Program committee of the New York City Bar Association and New York State Bar Association Lawyers Assistance Committee, he has worked with impaired attorneys providing peer support as well as being a monitor and presenter in education programs on behalf of the committees.
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This 60-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.0 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Friday, July 9, 2021
- schedule
1:00 PM E.T.
I. Introduction
II. Lawyers and wellness
III. The path to addiction
IV. Treatment in Minnesota
V. Facing legal, family, and career consequences
VI. The road back
VII. Return to the profession
VIII. The accidental chairman
IV. Facing adversity in sobriety
V. Conclusion
The panel will review these and other important issues:
- Analyze the disease and recovery from addiction
- Identify the impact of substance abuse upon oneself and others
- Discuss disease treatment and living a sober life
- Explore the return to the legal profession
- Identify available resources
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