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WVJLAP Support Groups

 

  • WVJLAP Lawyers in Recovery Meeting

  • WVJLAP Health/Stress Reduction Support Group


 

Host: WVJLAP and the West Virginia Task Force on Lawyer Wellbeing 
Presenter: Steve Wall, Esquire, Managing Partner for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, and a senior partner in its Labor & Employment Practice.

As Managing Partner, Steve is responsible for the global firm’s practices, industry initiatives, lateral partner recruitment, and strategic business planning. As someone in long-term recovery from alcoholism, Steve will share his personal story with lawyers, law firm leaders, and members of the judiciary in the hope of shedding light on and reducing the stigma associated with mental health issues in the legal industry.

 

Online Recovery Resources

Mental Health Resources

Click on the above link for online resources and recovery related materials.  If anyone is struggling, feeling isolated, or needs someone to talk to, please contact WVJLAP at (304) 553-7232.  

 

Attorney/Law Student Wellness

The Path to Lawyer Well-being

Well-Being Toolkit For Lawyers and Legal Employers

ABA Anit-Stigma Campaign Video

Law Student Well-Being Podcasts

Retirement, or Closing a Law Practice

Closing a Solo Practice: An Exit To-Do List
WVSB Succession Plan
WVODC Guidelines for Closing a Law Practice
WVODC Closing Down Your Practice Handbook

Attorney Retirement and Cognitive Decline Webinar

Thriving During Transition

Learning to Adapt to Predicatable, Unpredictable Changes

With Small Changes, One Solo Finds Way Into Retirement

ABA Resources for Senior Lawyers

  • Elder Life Planning
  • National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, Inc.
  • Family Caregiver Alliance
  • U.S. Dep’t of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging
  • U.S. Dep’t of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health
  • American Association of Retired Persons
  • National Council on the Aging
  • Positive Aging Resource Center

Stress & Emotional Issues

ABA Releases Comprehensive Survey Report Revealing Key Drivers of Judicial Stress

ABA: Stress and Resiliency in the U.S. Judiciary

Wellness, Mindfulness, Work-Life Balance

SecondaryTrauma

Tips for Survivors of a Traumatic Event

CDC: Coping With Stress

How to Make Stress Your Friend

LawCareerCounseling.com

Increase Self-Regulation, Focus, Concentration and Decrease Stress Through Mindfulness and Meditation

Depression

 If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

  • Working Long Hours Doubles Depression Odds from CNN Health
  • Blues vs. Depression: Be Alert for the Signs from Attorney at Work
  • Even Lawyers Get the Blues from the Wall Street Journal
  • Lawyers With Depression Created for lawyers with depression, by a lawyer with depression
  • freedomfromfear.org an anxiety and depression resource organization
  • Psychology Information Online provides information about depression
  • Pressure Cooker: How BigLaw Pressure Contributes to High Attorney Depression Rates                                                                                                                                                                                  Mental Health
    • Suicide and Depression Awareness for Students
    • Blues vs. Depression: Be Alert for the Signs from Attorney at Work
    • National Institute of Mental Health

Substance Abuse

Opioid Crisis: The Doctor Who Got Addicted

The Lawyer, The Addict

Generation Adderall

Model Language for Addressing Substance Use Disorders (Addiction) in Trust Documents

2016 Annual Meeting, NCBP, NABE both address alcohol, substance use, mental health problems

National Task Force Looks to Help Struggling Lawyers

Dealing With Social Isolation/Addiction

What’s All the Buzz About ABA Study

Anxiety and alcoholism

Stop-prescribing-opioids

Recovery

  • Addiction Recovery Resources for the Professional
  • Alcoholics Anonymous
  • American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs
  • DUI Prevention
  • International Lawyers in Alcoholics Anonymous
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse
  • Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
  • Treatment 4 Addiction

Gambling

National Council on Problem Gambling

Gamblers Anonymous International Directory

Sex Addiction

American Bar Association:  Sexual Addiction
Everything You Wanted to Know but were Afraid to Ask

Internet Addiction

Internet Addiction Disorder

Find a Meeting

Alcoholics Anonymous WV 
Alanon/Alateen
Celebrate Recovery
Narcotics Anonymous WV
Smart Recovery

GamblersAnonymous

Sexaholics Anonymous

National Helpline for Judges Helping Judges ILAA:  1-800-219-6476

 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK<tel:1-800-273-TALK>(8255).

CONFIDENTIALITY

In order to assure a high degree of trust and confidence, Confidentiality is afforded by Rules of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and WVJLAP operates independently of the Court, the State Bar and Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Information received concerning anyone seeking help or to whom assistance is offered is and remains confidential absent their Express Consent.  If you call as a concerned family member, friend, peer, partner or colleague your communications are also treated as confidential.  To review the West Virginia Supreme Court Rules of the West Virginia Judicial & Lawyer Assistance Program, visit the link below: 

Rules of the West Virginia Judicial & Lawyer Assistance Program

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