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    About Us

    Our Mission:

    Washington, DC

    To assure that every judge, lawyer and law student has access to support and assistance when confronting alcoholism, substance use disorders or mental health issues so that lawyers are able to recover, families are preserved and clients and other members of the public are protected. This mission is carried out by supporting the work of state and local Lawyer Assistance Programs (LAPs) as they provide hands-on services and support to those in need of their assistance

    About the Commission

    For details on the Commission’s activities, view its Informational Report to the House of Delegates.

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    Commission Members | 2023-2024

    • Pamela Yvette Hourigan, Chair

      Frankfort, KY

    • Christine P. Anderson

      Chicago, IL

    • Robin Belleau

      Chicago, IL

    • Jacqueline Freeman

      Lansing, MI

    • Alejandro Guadarrama

      Washington, DC

    • Kyra M. Hazilla

      Portland, OR

    • Hon. Ivan L. R. Lemelle

      New Orleans, LA

    • Nicholas Trott Long

      Little Compton, RI

    • Joseph Stockwell

      Nashville, TN

    Advisory Commission Members | 2023-2024

    • Christopher B. Aupperle

      Lincoln, NE

    • Brittany Barbee

      Oxford, MS

    • Carole M. Bass

      New York, NY

    • Crystal Rae Coel

      Louisville, KY

    • Meriel Coleman

      Chicago, IL

    • Whittney A. Dunn

      St. Louis, MO

    • L.O. Natt Gantt, II

      High Point, NC

    • Jeffrey Grant

      New York, NY

    • Thomas J. Grden

      Lansing MI

    • Lynn LeMoine

      Saint Paul, MN

    • Anna G. Levine

      Windsor, NJ

    • Anthony John (Tony) Macauley

      Pasadena, CA

    • Michael Edwards McCabe, Jr.

      Potomac, MI

    • Molly Ranns

      Lansing, MI

    • Janet Ellen Stearns

      Coral Gables, FL

    Staff | 2023-2024

    • Stephanie Custard

      Senior Counsel

    • Tashiana Williams

      Associate Counsel

    • Lucy Dioguardi

      Program Specialist

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