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Course Information
  • smart_display Format

    On-Demand

  • signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level

    Beginner

  • work Practice Area

    Ethics

Date & Time
  • event Date

    Friday, July 9, 2021

  • schedule Time

    1:00 PM E.T.

  • timer Program Length

    60 minutes

Credit Information

  • This 60-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.0 CLE credits.

$0.00
CLE
ALL

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.

Faculty

Gary M. Reing
Founder and Senior Partner
Reing & Reing

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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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.

Outline

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

Benefits

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