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March 31, 2023

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ALABAMA


Contact Information:
Robert Thornhill
415 Dexter Ave
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-517-2238
Fax: 334-517-2239
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Licensed professional Counselor

Topic(s):
Depression, Substance Abuse, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Spirituality, Personal Story, Stress

Prior speaking engagements:
I am the new director for the Alabama Lawyer Assistance Program and have not had a chance to do much speaking in this capacity.  I have, however, provided a one-hour talk back in November of '12 for the Dekalb County Bar on chemical dependence and ALAP, and participated in a one-hour talk for the Alabama Association for Justice in January of '13 on the topic of stress and the relationship to substance abuse and addiction.  As an LPC I have done many talks on Addiction, Recovery,  & Relationships

Contact Information:
Chauncey Thuss Jr., M.D., CMRO
2700 10th Avenue South, Suite 103
Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone: 205-930-2600
Fax: 205-930-2605
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Occupational Medicine, Drug Testing, Medical Review Officer, DOT exams

Topic(s):
Drug Testing, Substance Abuse

Prior speaking engagements:
SAPAA 2012 Annual Conference, MRO & DER Interaction Course. October 2012. San Diego, CA. Instructor/Lecturer. SAPAA 2011 Annual Conference. , MRO & DER Interaction Course (MRO Segment). July, 2011. Nashville, TN. Instructor/Lecturer. / SAPAA 2010 Annual Conference, DER Training Course, MRO Segment. October, 2010. Las Vegas, Nevada. Instuctor/Lecturer SAPAA 2009 Annual Conference, DER Training Course, MRO Segment. September, 2009. Austin, TX. Instructor/Lecturer

 


ARIZONA

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Contact Information:
Pearlette Ramos
901 N. 111th Drive
Avondale, AZ 85323
Phone: 480-213-8339
Fax: 602-542-6799
[email protected]

Practice Area:
PhD (Psychology) and Law (commercial litiigation)

Topic(s):
Wellness, Mental Health, Work-Life Balance, Compassion Fatigue, Law Students, Spirituality, Personal Story, Stress

Prior speaking engagements:
American Psychological Association Annual Conference (2011), presented on attorney well-being research. Also, a recent article was published in the Arizona Attorney Magazine on wellness.

Contact Information:
Paul Simpson
Arizona Forensic Services
7618 N. La Cholla Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85741
Phone: 520-355-1000
Fax: 520-355-2000
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Criminal Forensic Psychology

Topic(s): 
Compulsive Behaviors, Mental Health, Sex Addiction

Prior speaking engagements:
I am a forensic psychologist that has provided numerous CLE seminars for state, federal and military agencies on Eye Witness Memory, Child Sexual Abuse Allegations, Online Sex Offense, Alcohol Blackouts, Competency, Daubert Standard for Psychological Testing, and Malingering Detection.  I have presented in over 300 cities and in all 50 states over a span of 14 years. Please see www.drpaulsimpson.com and click on "CLE Seminars" for a list of handouts. 

 


CALIFORNIA

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Contact Information:
Lita Abella
865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 2305
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: 213-765-1165
[email protected]

Practice Area:
lawyer assistance

Topic(s):
Substance Use, Mental Health Issues, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Work-Life Balance, Suicide, Health and Wellness Strategies, Senior Attorneys, and the Lawyer Assistance Program

Prior speaking engagements:
In the past 5 years, I conducted over 300 presentations on these topics, including for numerous bar associations, organizations, non-profits, government agencies, law firms, law schools, and at conventions and conferences mostly in California and some national organizations.  

Contact Information:
Clark Freshman
University of California, Hastings & Freshman Training
584 Castro St. #213
San Francisco, CA 94114
Phone: 305-799-7432
Fax: 415-581-8804
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Lie Detection and Evaluating Truthfulness; Negotiation; Mindfulness; Bias Reduction

Topic(s):
Compassion Fatigue, Depression, Law Students, Mental Health, Personal Spirituality, Stress, Wellness

Prior speaking engagements:
JAMS; Genentech; Bank of America; Harvard Law School; Harvard Business School; Wilmer Hale; Irell & Manella; DLA Piper; Latham & Watkins; Southeastern Association of Law Schools; Northern California Association of Employee Assistance Programs; PGE Employee Assistance Program. 

Contact Information:
Howard Fulfrost
6300 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: 323-330-6300
Fax: 323-330-6311
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Depression, Mental Health, Work-Life Balance, Personal Story, Stress
Additional topics: Law Practice Mgmt & Mental Health, The Disabled Employee/er, 504 & ADA Compliance

Prior speaking engagements:
List of speaking engagements available upon request.

Contact Information:
James O. Heiting
5885 Brockton Ave
Riverside, CA 92506
Phone: 951-682-6400
Fax: 951-682-4072
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Judges, Peer Support, Intervention, Wellness, Substance Abuse, Lawyer Assistance ProgramsLaw Students, Discipline, Spirituality, Personal Story

Prior speaking engagements:
List of speaking engagements available upon request.

Contact Information:
Lubna Jahangiri
Blackwell, Santaella & Jahangiri
2010 Crow Canyon Place, Suite 100
San Ramon, CA 94583
Phone: 925-359-3233
Fax: 925-359-3234
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Business Law

Topics(s):
Alcoholism, Depression, Mental Health, Stress, Substance Abuse

Prior speaking engagements:
January 2012 and January 2013: MCLE: Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession-Beat the Clock series offered by Golden Gate University, SOL, San Francisco; Adjunct professor of law at Golden Gate University; taught Civil Litigation - Pretrial phase Fall 2012 and 2013; Business Formation Issues - SBDC- Contra Costa County; September 2014; Clayton Community Library - January 16, 2015; Competency Issues MCLE - Beat the Clock Seminar - Golden Gate University, SOL - January 31, 2015.

Contact Information:
Gary Stromberg
125 Hurricane St.
Venice, CA 90292
Phone: 203-984-4836
Fax: 203-221-8100
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Author/public speaker

Topic(s):
Alcoholism, Compulsive Behaviors, Personal Story, Spirituality, Substance Abuse, Wellness, Work-Life Balance

Prior speaking engagements:

Keynote speaker at the 2015 National Conference for Lawyer Assistance Programs in Albuquerque, NM

Contact Information:
Dr. Joyce Williams
204 E 2nd Ave   P.O. Box 705
San Mateo, CA 94401
Phone: 650-787-1493
Fax: 650-787-1493
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Intellectual Property/Judicial Division

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Judges, Drug Testing, Peer Support, Intervention, Reinstatement, Wellness, Depression, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Work-Life Balance, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Sex Addiction, Pain Management, Compassion Fatigue, Law Students, Discipline, Suicide, Spirituality, Personal Story, Stress, Compulsive Behaviors

Prior speaking engagements:
Foresight Nanotech / HFMA / NACVA / American Physician Council Speaker’s Bureau / IBM Speaker's Bureau / Oracle / Microsoft / Cisco Systems / Intel / SAS / SAP

Contact Information:
Alex Yufik
State Bar of California
845 S. Figueroa St. Suite 502
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: 213-765-1359
Fax: 213-765-1122
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Clinical and Forensic Psychology

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Alcoholism, Judges, Wellness, Depression, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Work-Life Balance, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Sex Addiction, Compassion Fatigue, Law Students, Suicide, Spirituality, Stress, Compulsive Behaviors

Prior speaking engagements:

University of California Irvine School of Law, September 11, 2015 invited speaker, “Moral Character and the Legal Profession.” Moral Character Workshop.

 California District Attorneys Association, Summer Conference, July 10, 2015 Napa, invited speaker “Substance Abuse and Ethics in the Legal Profession.”

 


COLORADO

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Contact Information:
Doris C. Gundersen
425 S Cherry St, Ste 810
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: 303-717-8516
Fax: 303/399-6069
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Peer Support, Wellness, Depression, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Work-Life Balance, Law Students, Suicide, Stress, Compulsive Behaviors

Prior speaking engagements:
"Aging Attorneys", ABA LAP Meeting May, 2012; "Reducing Malpractice Risk Through Monitoring Physicians with Health Problems, FSPHP Annual Meeting April, 2012.

Contact Information:
Marvin Ventrell
1600 Fish Hatchery Road
Estes Park, CO 80517
Phone: 720-236-1100
Fax: 970-577-0392
[email protected]

Practice Area:
impaired attorneys and judges

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Judges, Drug Testing, Peer Support, Intervention, Reinstatement, Wellness, Depression, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Sex Addiction, Pain Management, Compassion Fatigue, Law Students, Discipline, Suicide, Spirituality, Personal Story, Stress, Compulsive Behaviors

Prior speaking engagements:
Marvin Ventrell is an attorney and Director of Community Relations for Harmony Foundation Addiction Treatment Center: www.harmonyfoundationinc.com. He is an author and speaker and has lectured nationally and internationally for over 25 years on law, professionlism, and addiction. He has presented to the ABA, AMA, US Congress, and dozens of law schools ans medical schools. His most recent session on Addiction Aftercare Services was The International Winter Addiction Symposium January 2013.


CONNECTICUT

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Contact Information:
Anthony LaBella
883 Black Rock Tpke
Fairfield, CT 6825
Phone: 203-610-6393
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Litigation

Topic(s):
Peer Support, Intervention, Substance Abuse, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Law Students, Personal Story

Prior speaking engagements:
This is my first time signing up for this list. I have been sober since 7/25/93 and I have told my story countless times to groups large and small. My recovery began while in Law School and continues today through involvement in my home group and as Vice President of the Connecticut Lawyers Assistance Program.


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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Contact Information:
David Jaffe
4801 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: 202-274-4030
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Wellness, Substance Abuse, Law Students

Prior speaking engagements:
List of speaking engagements available upon request.

Contact Information:
Madelaine Weiss
MindOverMatters
2425 L St. NW
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-617-0821
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Individual & Organizational Effectiveness and Stress Management

Topic(s):
Compassion Fatigue, Depression, Discipline, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Stress, Wellness, Work-Life Balance

Prior speaking engagements:
DC Academy of General Dentistry / Vinson and Elkins Law Firm / Bloomberg Bureau of National Affairs / Aspen Institute / Georgetown Library / West End Library / FAIRGirls Anti Human Trafficking / Harvard Medical School / American Immigration Lawyers Association 

Contact Information:
Gabriella Ziccarelli
Blank Rome
425 L St. NW
Washington DC, 20001
Phone: 602-206-7296 
[email protected]

Practice Area:
IP, litigation, emojis and the law, diversity and women in law/tech

Topic(s):
Work-life Balance

Prior speaking engagements:
Fannie Mae Diversity and Inclusion Conference, various women in tech events in DC area, SF Bay Area Federal Circuit Bar Association

 

 


FLORIDA

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Contact Information:
Gretchen Bellamy
1311 Miller Dr., B446
Coral Gables, FL 33146
Phone: 305-284-2599
Fax: 305-284-3646
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Corporate Social Responsibility/Children & Women's Rights/Africa/Public Interest & Pro Bono

Topic(s):
Work-Life Balance, Law Students, Personal Story

Prior speaking engagements:
American Association of Law School - international pro bono / ABA Section of International Law - diversity, Africa, pro bono / ABA Annual Meeting - diversity

Contact Information:
Michael Cohen
2335 E. Atlantic Blvd.
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Phone: 954-566-9040
Fax: 954-568-0803
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Lawyer assistance

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Drug Testing, Peer Support, Intervention, Reinstatement, Substance Abuse, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Law Students, Discipline, Personal Story, Stress

Prior speaking engagements:
Florida Bar: Practicing with Professionalism, Anger Management School, Ethics School; National Conference of Legal Disciplinary Boards; various local county bar associations

Contact Information:
Susan Constantine
The Jury Lab, LLC
1301 Tappie Toorie Circle
Lake Mary, FL 32746
Phone: 407-405-3417
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Trial Consultant

Topic(s):
Judges, Law Students, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Personal Story, Spirituality

Prior speaking engagements:
The DODIG, FALJC, GA State Bar, Brian Cave Law Firm, Orange County Bar Association, Edward Jones Financial Group, DCF, University of Central Florida, Barry Law School.  I have had over 300 government agencies and corporations over the past 10 years that I have spoken to. If you would like the entire list I can provide my CV. My courses have been approved for CLE in over 30 states.

Contact Information:
Joseph Corsmeier
Law Office of Joseph A. Corsmeier, P.A.
2454 N. McMullen Booth Road, Suite 431
Clearwater, FL 33759
Phone: 727 799-1688
Fax: 727 799-1670
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Legal Ethics and Professionalism, Bar Rules, Lawyer discipline defense, lawyer admission, state license administrative admission and discipline

Topic(s):
Discipline, Judges, Law Students, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Reinstatement, Substance Abuse

Contact Information:
Barbara Krantz
933 45th St
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Phone: 561-841-1140
Fax: 561-841-1099
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Substance Abuse

Prior speaking engagements:
List of speaking engagements available upon request.


HAWAII

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Contact Information:
Steven T. Brittain
P O Box 352
Pepeekeo, HI 96783
Phone: 808-990-7716
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Substance Abuse, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Spirituality, Personal Story

Prior speaking engagements:
20120 Hawaii State Bar Association; 2011 Leadership Conference, Univ of HI; Law School Incoming class 2009 & 2010


IDAHO

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Contact Information:
Jamie C. Shropshire
1134 F St, P O Box 617
Lewiston, ID 83501
Phone: 208-746-7948
Fax: 208-746-7952
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Substance Abuse, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Spirituality, Personal Story

Prior speaking engagements:
Various AA functions; 2nd District Bar Association - LAP; Idaho Prosecuting Attorneys Association - DUIs; Idaho State Bar - LAP


ILLINOIS

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Contact Information:
Daniel Angres M.D.
2913 N. Commonwealth Ave.
Chicago, IL 60657
Phone: 847-493-3529
Fax: 847-493-3531
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Chicago

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Peer Support, Wellness, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Work-Life Balance, Spirituality, Personal Story, Compulsive Behaviors

Prior speaking engagements:
Northwestern Addiction Rounds 11/12 / LAP National Conference, Indianapolis In. 2011

Contact Information:
Angela Harkless
The Harkless Law Firm
10 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 875
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-474-6199
Fax: 312-474-6099
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Labor & Employment; Media & Entertainment

Topic(s):
Peer Support, Personal Story, Sprituality, Wellness, Work-Life Balance

Prior speaking engagements: 

Illinois Education Association - Combating Workplace Bullying

Contact Information:
Tracy Kepler
130 E. Randolph, Ste 1500
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: 312-565-2600
Fax: 312-565-2320
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Attorney Ethics, Professionalism and Discipline

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Reinstatement, Discipline

Prior speaking engagements:
Muslim Bar Assoc–“What’s New in Atty Ethics”– 10/19/11 / PLI–“Ethical Issues Facing RE Attys” – 11/1/11 / McHenry County Bar–Criminal Law Section Seminar – 11/18/11 / NOBC/CoLAP– “The Road to Redemption” Reinstatement issues - 2/4/12 / IL Credit Union League-Ethics of Social Media + Loan Mod – 9/14/12 / PLI 14th Annual Commercial RE Institute–10/30/12  / PLI Ethics Gaps, Traps & Mishaps in RE Practice-11/15/12 / NOBC-Best Practices w/LAPs/Probation-2/8/13

Contact Information:
Roueen Rafeyan MD
8 S. Michigan Ave. Suite 2110
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 847-493-3700
Fax: 547-493-9714
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine

Topic(s):
Depression, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Compulsive Behaviors

Prior speaking engagements:
Natinal Speaker on treatment of Major Depression and Bipolar Disoreder


INDIANA

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Contact Information:
Kim Manlove
11214 Echo Ridge Lane
Indianapolis, IN 46236
Phone: 317-331-5949
Fax: 317-849-1455
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Substance Abuse Addiction, Treatment and Recovery

Topic(s):
Peer Support, Substance Abuse, Spirituality, Personal Story

Prior speaking engagements:
Indiana Judicial Center "Inhalant Abuse - Dying to Get High" / Indianapolis Jewish Center - Just Your Normal High School Boy - The Power of Addiction in Adoescence / Hamilton Southeastern School System - Parents You Matter How to talk to your kids about Substance Abuse / Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness - Social Marketing, Media and Stigma Reduction of Addiction, Treatment and Recovery /

Contact Information:
Terry Harrell
Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program
320 N. Meridian Street, Suite 606
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-833-0370
Fax: 317-833-0371
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Lawyer Assistance Program Director

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Compassion Fatigue, Depression, Intervention, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Mental Health, Stress, Substance Abuse, Suicide, Wellness

Prior speaking engagements:

I frequently speak in Indiana and nationally on issues of lawyer wellness.  In the past year I have spoken to the following organizations:

Multiple law firms and Inns of Court
Law Schools
Conference of Court Public Information Officers
Indiana Judicial Center
Indiana Legal Education Conclave
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
IN Continuing Legal Education Forum
State and Local Bar Associations– multiple presentations
Attorney Protective
National Organization of Bar Counsel
Multiple ABA entities

 


KANSAS

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Contact Information:
Duane Olberding
3205 Clinton Parkway Ct
Lawrence, KS 66047
Phone: 785-843-5483
Fax: 785-841-5433
[email protected]

Practice Area:
N/A

Topic(s):
Wellness, Mental Health, Sex Addiction, Compulsive Behaviors

Prior speaking engagements:
I do lots of presentations on behavioral/process addictions such as gambling, video-gaming, sex addiction and chemical addictions. I teach a model we developed called The Serenity Model which shows the connection of chemical to behavioral addictions and vice versa. The model teaches wellness I have presented at national and state conferences (Pharmacists, Nurses, Addictions, etc); universities, health centers. Our website www.kspts.com details this.


KENTUCKY

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Contact Information:
Michelle Browning Coughlin, JD, MSW
MothersEsquire
425 Oxford Place
Louisville, KY 40207
Phone: 502-381-2077
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Gender-diversity, specifically for mom-lawyers

Topic(s):
Mental Health, Peer Support, Personal Story, Stress, Wellness, Work-life Balance

Prior speaking engagements:
Lawyerist podcast, "How to Build a Mom (and Dad!)-Friendly Law Firm"; Jefferson County Women Lawyers Association, "The Maternal Wall Bias in the Legal Profession

Contact Information:
Yvette Hourigan
514 W Main St
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-3795
Fax: 866-364-7254
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Personal Injury

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Drug Testing, Peer Support, Intervention, Wellness, Depression, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Work-Life Balance, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Compassion Fatigue, Law Students, Discipline, Suicide, Spirituality, Personal Story, Stress, Compulsive Behaviors

Prior speaking engagements:
Kentucky New Lawyers Program (300 lawyers); Kentucky Law Updates 2012 (spoke to over 7,000 Kentucky lawyers at 9 venues on impairment issues); UK College of Law 1L program (160 students); Chase College of Law 3L program (80 students); UL College of Law 1L program (150 students); Kentucky Law Updates 2011 (spoke to over 7,000 Kentucky lawyers at 9 venues on impairment issues); Westcare Recovery Day, Danville, KY  September, 2012 (200 in attendance).

Contact Information:
Eileen O'Brien
300 W. Vine St., Ste. 2100
Lexington, KY 40507
Phone: 859-231-3000
Fax: 859-246-3657
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Civil litigation, family law

Topic(s):
Peer Support, Substance Abuse, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Spirituality, Personal Story, Stress

Prior speaking engagements:
Creating a workplace wellness program for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce


LOUISIANA

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Contact Information:
Janet W. Miller
63 S. Stoner Ave
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: 318-424-4357
Fax: 318-424-4355
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Wellness, Substance Abuse, Work-Life Balance, Spirituality, Compulsive Behaviors

Prior speaking engagements:
NCGLS, National Conference for Problem Gambling, LA State Conf on Substance Dependence & Gambling, NCRG Conf, Oklahoma Tribal Training, NE State Conf, MN Gambling Conf, NJ Regional Conf.


MINNESOTA

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Contact Information:
Mark Mahowald
929 Portland Ave, #2505
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 651-470-8161
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Substance Abuse

Prior speaking engagements:
Poster presentation FSPHP; Annual AMACAD Sleep Medicine Meeting; CCSAD

Contact Information:
Joan Bibelhausen
2550 University Ave. W, #313N
St. Paul, MN 55114
Phone: 651-646-5590
Fax: 651-646-2364
[email protected]

Practice Area:
LAP director

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Judges, Peer Support, Intervention, Wellness, Depression, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Work-Life Balance, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Sex Addiction, Law Students, Suicide, Stress, Compulsive Behaviors

Prior speaking engagements:
Numerous CLE programs in Minnesota including topics of mental health, stress, trauma, addiction, ethics and older adult issues. Most program are customized to suit a practice area or type of workplace.

Contact Information:
Patrick Krill
15251 Pleasant Valley Road, RE11, P.O. Box 11
Center City, MN 55012
Phone: 651-213-4851
Fax: 651-213-4888
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Addiction/Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession

Topic(s):
Drug Testing, Intervention, Substance Abuse, Personal Story

Prior speaking engagements:
http://www.hazelden.org/web/public/patrick_krill.page


MONTANA

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Contact Information:
Michael Larson
P O Box 1443
Dillon, MT 59725
Phone: 406-660-1181
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Substance Abuse, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Law Students, Personal Story

Prior speaking engagements:
2012 Western States Bar Conference; Numerous CLEs throughout the state of Montana.


NEVADA

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Contact Information:
Mark Greenberg
3371 N Buffalo Dr
Las Vegas, NV 89129
Phone: 702-515-1373
Fax: 702-515-8509
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Intervention, Substance Abuse, Personal Story

Prior speaking engagements:
Colorado Winter Symposium. Other Topics: Help for the Helper, Men's Issues & The Impaired CD Professional

Contact Information:
Mel Pohl
3371 N Buffalo Dr
Las Vegas, NV 89129
Phone: 702-271-1734
Fax: 702-515-1379
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Substance Abuse, Pain Management, Spirituality

Prior speaking engagements:
American Society of Addiction Medicine; Freedom & Recovery Foundations Recovery Network (keynote); Alaska Addiction Professionals Conference (keynote)


NEW JERSEY

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Contact Information:
William John Kane
Director, NJ Lawyers Assistance Program
One Constitution Square
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1520
Phone: 800-246-5527
Fax: 732-2549-4564
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Formerly litigation and health law

Topic(s):
Alcoholism, Intervention, Judges, Law Students, LAwyer Assistance Programs, Peer Support, Reinstatement, Stress, Substance Abuse, Suicide, Wellness

Prior speaking engagements:
Faculty of Rutgers School of Alcohol Studies 1980 to date; history of LAPs and assistance programs, legal aspects of the addictions field, federal confidentiality regulations 42 CFR-2; LAP program development, intervention messages, "Unpeeling the Onion," "Literary Alcoholics," Quo Vadis LAP?"

Contact Information:
Stephen N. Maskaleris
248 Columbia Turnpike
Florham Park, NJ 7932
Phone: 973-377-9200
Fax: 973-377-9210
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Judges, Drug Testing, Peer Support, Intervention, Reinstatement, Wellness, Depression, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Work-Life Balance, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Pain Management, Compassion Fatigue, Law Students, Discipline, Suicide, Spirituality, Personal Story, Stress, Compulsive Behaviors

Prior speaking engagements:
List of speaking engagements available upon request.

Contact Information:
Nancy Stek
1 Constitution Sq
New Brunswick, NJ 8901
Phone: 732-565-7572
Fax: 732-249-4564
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Stress

Prior speaking engagements:
Colorado Bar Association; Princeton Medical Center Grand Rounds; National Judicial College / Other topics: Stresshardiness; Resilience in Life & Law

Contact Information:
Sharyn Taylor
The Potential Project
190 Park Street
Montclair, NJ 07042
Phone: 973-650-4708
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Corporate Based Mindfulness Specific to the Legal Profession

Topic(s):
Compassion Fatigue, Mental Health, Wellness, Work-Life Balance

Prior speaking engagements:
I do training in mindfulness to improve focus, effectiveness and performance in organizations. I am part of a global company that has been doing this in  law firms, hospitals and corporations like Google, Sony, and Accenture.  We have a specific keynote and/or workshop geared to the legal profession.  Would love to offer this at a local or national meeting.


NEW YORK

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Contact Information:
James A. W. McLeod
50 Delaware Ave
Buffalo, NY 14202
Phone: 716-845-2632
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Judges

Prior speaking engagements:
List of speaking engagements available upon request.

Contact Information:
John Rowley
320 N Tioga St
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: 607-277-4957
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Judges, Peer Support, Wellness, Depression, Substance Abuse, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Compassion Fatigue, Law Students, Personal Story, Stress

Prior speaking engagements:
2011 Annual Conference of Chief Judges - Assisting Judges in Distress; 2011 Annual Conference NYS Family Court Judges -- substance abusing parents; 2011 Gender Violence Conference, New Delhi India

Contact Information:
Hans Hageman
Hans Hageman & Associates
PO Box 543
New York, NY 10026
Phone: 646-472-9769
[email protected] 

Practice Area:
Criminal (no longer practicing)

Topic(s):
Personal Story, Spirituality, Stress, Wellness, Work-life Balance, 

Prior speaking engagements:
Year Up; Boys & Girls Harbor; Baltimore Police Department

 


OHIO

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Contact Information:
Tabitha Hochscheid
Hochscheid & Associates, LLC
810 Sycamore St. Suite 420
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Phone: 513-338-1818
Fax: 513-263-9046
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Creditor's rights, Litigation, Bankruptcy.

Topic(s):
Depression, Intervention, Mental Health, Peer Support, Spirituality, Stress, Suicide, Wellness, Work-life Balance

Prior speaking engagements:
I am the Chairperson of the Cincinnati Bar Association's Health & Well Being Committee.  I speak frequently on topics related to this committee. I have also been a frequent lecturer for practice related CLE's by NBI and the Ohio State Bar Association. You can find out more about the committee at http://www.cincybar.org/groups/practice-committees/health-and-well-being.php which includes links to articles by myself and others.


OKLAHOMA

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Contact Information:
Clif Gooding
The Gooding Law Firm, P.C.
204 N. Robinson Ave. Suite 650
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Phone: 405-948-1978
Fax: 405-948-0864
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Bankruptcy

Topic(s):
Alcoholism, Personal Story, Substance Abuse

Prior speaking engagements:
Rogue Roundup - Grant's Pass, OR / Simply AA -  Pratt, KS / Robles Saturday Night Group - Portland, OR / Cornerstone Group -  Dallas, TX / The Glass House Group  -  Fort Worth, TX / Chicago Group - Dallas, TX / Lost City Roundup - Jacksonville, FL / Denver Group -  Denver, CO / Oklahoma Mid Winter Conf -  OKC, OK 


OREGON

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Contact Information:
Shari R. Gregory
520 SW Yamhill, Ste 1050
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-226-1057
Fax: 503-226-7158
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Wellness, Depression, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Work-Life Balance, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Compassion Fatigue, Law Students, Discipline, Suicide, Stress
Additional topics: Mindfulness, Representing Impaired Clients, Career & Life Transition; Anxiety, Alcohol/Chemical Dependence

Prior speaking engagements:
Western States Conference; Career Development; Mentoring; NJ Bar Association.

Contact Information:
Douglas S. Querin
520 SW Yamhill, Ste 1050
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: 503-226-1057
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Lawyer Assistance Programs
Additional topic: Ethics for mental health professionals & helpers

Prior speaking engagements:
Portland State University; Oregon Counseling Association; Deschutes County Mental Health; Corban University; Cedar Hills Hospital; Professional Recovery Network.

Contact Information:
Meloney Crawford, JD, CADC III, CGAC II
520 SW Yamhill St. Suite 1050
Portland, OR 97222
Phone: 503-706-4154
Fax: 503-226-7158
[email protected]

Practice Area:
lawyer assistance; addictions counseling

Topic(s):
Peer Support, Intervention, Wellness, Depression, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Work-Life Balance, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Sex Addiction, Law Students, Suicide, Spirituality, Personal Story, Stress, Compulsive Behaviors

Prior speaking engagements:
"Transitions: Challenge or Opportunity" at Oregon State Bar / "Stress Management at NALS / "Dealing W/ Stress" Lane Cty Bar Assn. / "Getting Time on Your Side" Lane Cty New Lawyers / "Dealing w/Difficult Students" WillametteU. Law School Admin. & Faculty / "Stress Management" for Bankruptcy Attys, Trustees & Judges ("Circle Of Love" Portland) / "Putting Grades Into Perspective" WillametteU. Law Sch. / "Connecting to Your Creative Self" 4th Annual Oregon Women Lawyers Retreat


PENNSYLVANIA

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Contact Information:
David Behrend
90 Cricket Ave, Ste 100B
Ardmore, PA 19003
Phone: 610-658-9838
Fax: 610-658-9839
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Judges, Reinstatement, Depression, Mental Health, Work-Life Balance, Law Students, Discipline

Prior speaking engagements:
20 years presenting CLEs; CoLAP National Conference for Lawyer Assistance Programs (3 years); Tri State Regional (PA/NJ/DE)

Contact Information:
Joanne Cole
100 Highpoint Drive
Chalfont, PA 18914
Phone: 609-638-0292
Fax: 866-593-7796
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Addiction Treatment; Professional Monitoring

Topic(s):
Drug Testing, Peer Support, Intervention, Reinstatement, Depression, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Discipline

Prior speaking engagements:
International Nurses Society on Addiction x 2; Hospitals and healthcare centers; New Jersey Hospital Assn.; NJ Student Nurse Convention; WV Board of Nursing; Rutgers University

Contact Information:
Katayun Jaffari
Ballard Spahr LLP
1735 Market St. Apt. 15H
Philadelpia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-864-8475
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Peer Support, Stress, Wellness, Work-Life Balance

Prior speaking engagements:
Created the Mindfulness Series of the Business Law Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association. Speaker at Introduction to Mindfulness (for lawyers) and Mindful Decision Making (for lawyers). Facilitator of Mindfulness roundtable at corporate event .  Frequent speaker on work/life integration, corporate law, and sustainability.

Contact Information:
Cheryl Knepper
P. O. Box 150
Wernersville, PA 19565
Phone: 610-743-6187
Fax: 610-670-5748
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Sex Addiction & Addiction Interaction

Topic(s):
Sex Addiction

Prior speaking engagements:
September 2012 - CCSAD Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders (Hyannis MA) - Topic was Women & Addiction / October 2012 - Moments of Change Conference (Palm Beach FL) - Panel discussion participant on topic of Addiction Interaction: Chemicals & Sex, the Backdoor to Relapse

Contact Information:
Martin McElroy
119 Inis Way
Malvern, PA 19355
Phone: 610-647-5557
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Twelve Step Recovery/Spirituality

Topic(s):
Alcoholism, Personal story, Spirituality, Stress, Substance abuse, Wellness

Prior speaking engagements:
Author: Quiet Hearts - A Companion to the Twelve Steps that Change Choices and Transform Lives (Blydyn Square Books)

Chester County (PA) Fall Bench Conference (National Harbor MD) / LCL Session 9/23/2015


SOUTH CAROLINA

Contact Information:
Jillian Hishaw
Family Agriculture Resource Management Services (F.A.R.M.S.)
572 John Ross Parkway, Suite 107, Unit 234
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Phone: 307-228-0407
Fax: 888-877-0455
[email protected]

Practice Area: 
Agricultural Law, Farm Succession Planning, Nonprofit, Asset Protection

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Compassion Fatigue, Personal Story, Spirituality

Prior speaking engagements:
US Department of Agriculture & F.A.R.M.S. Workshop (Tunica, MS  March 2017); Georgia's Farmers Market Conference (Atlanta, GA/December, 2016); Ballantyne Rotary Club (Charlotte, NC/ March 2017); Uptown Rotary Club (Charlotte, NC/ April 2017); Mecklenburg County Health Department (Charlotte, NC/ May 2017); The Fresh Expo (Charlotte, NC/ May 2017)


TENNESSEE

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Contact Information:
James Walker
Clarity Professional Evaluation Center
4219 Hillsboro Pike, Suite 306
Nashville, TN 37215
Phone: 615-478-7130
Fax: 615-691-7032
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Neuropsychology

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Alcoholism, Compulsive Behaviors, Mental Health, Substance Abuse

Prior speaking engagements:
Tennessee Psychological Association / Oakstone Board Certification Conference / Eastern Claims Management Conference / Tennessee Bar Association


TEXAS

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Contact Information:
Ann D. Foster
State Bar of Texas
P O Box 12487
Austin, TX 78711
Phone: 512-427-1453
Fax: 512-427-4127
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Aging Issues/Impairment, Judges, Peer Support, Intervention, Reinstatement, Depression, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Compassion Fatigue, Law Students, Discipline, Personal Story

Prior speaking engagements:
Advanced Micro Devices, Austin, TX; Texas Chief Justices Bi-monthly Meeting, Austin, TX; Dedman School of Law, Dallas, TX; Loche Liddell, LLP, Dallas, TX; Dallas Judges Conference, Dallas, TX


VIRGINIA

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Contact Information:
George H. Hettrick
959 E Byrd St
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-788-8324
Fax: 804-788-8218
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Intervention, Substance Abuse, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Spirituality, Personal Story

Prior speaking engagements:
List of speaking engagements available upon request.

Contact Information:
David S. Mercer
112 S Alfred St
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-837-5007
Fax: 703-837-5017
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Judges, Peer Support, Intervention, Wellness, Substance Abuse, Work-Life Balance, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Law Students, Spirituality, Personal Story

Prior speaking engagements:
List of speaking engagements available upon request.

Contact Information:
Shepelle Watkins-White
ShepelleWatkinsWhite Consulting & Law, PLLC
870 Greenbrier Circle, Suite 405
Chesapeake, VA 23322
Phone: 757-842-4833
Fax: 757-842-4834
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Land Use, Real Estate, General Corporate, Employment

Topic(s):
Spirituality

Prior speaking engagements:
Panelist at Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce Celebration of Women Leader's Forum; Panelist at Women In Defense Greater Hampton Roads Forum


WASHINGTON

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Contact Information:
Wil Miller
Wil Miller, Attorney at Law
1001 4th Avenue, Suite 3200
Seattle, WA 98154
Phone: 206-999-6802
Fax: 206-442-4396
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Criminal Law, Public Speaking

Topic(s):
Alcoholism, Compulsive Behaviors, Discipline, Intervention, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Mental Health, Peer Support, Personal Story, Reinstatement, Stress, Substance Abuse, Wellness, Work-life Balance 

Prior speaking engagements:
University of Washington Law School / 35th Annual Convention of the North Carolina State Bar's Lawyers Assistance Program / Washington State Bar Association CLE/Webinar / Washington State Office of Public Defense Statewide Annual Training - CLE / Perkins, Coie Commercial Litigation Group - CLE / King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office - CLE / High Point Bar Association - CLE / Spokane Bar Association's Fundraising Dinner for the Spokane Therapeutic Courts Foundation  / Seattle Inn of Court / 

Contact Information:
Michelle Pierson Young
Life Mastery Inc.
38106 NE 211th Ave.
Amboy, WA 98601
Phone: 503-957-0821
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Spirituality, Wellness, Work-life Balance

Prior speaking engagements:
California Women's Conference; On faculty and speaker/presenter at CEO Space International; Digital Footprint by Income Store; eWomen Network; Magnify Your Wealth Summit by Laughlin Associates

Contact Information:
Nicole Tedrow
Eims Graham, PS
600 Stewart St. Ste. 1500
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: 206-812-8080
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Worker's Compensation Defense

Topic(s):
Alcoholism, Personal Story, Stress, Work-life Balance 

Prior speaking engagements:
I've been practicing for 12 years. During that time, I got sober, went through 3 divorces and 2 very stressful job changes. I am now a single mother, and am maintaining a thriving practice and a happy personal life. I've done quite a bit of research regarding recovery, growth mindset, full engagement, etc.  I have also been in AA for several years, I spoke at my old community college about 6 months ago, sharing my personal story in the context of education. 

 


WEST VIRGINIA

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Contact Information:
Karen Kahle
1233 Main Street, Suite 3000, POB 751
Wheeling, WV 26003
Phone: 304-231-0441
Fax: 304-933-8737
[email protected]

Practice Area:
Litigation

Topic(s):
Peer Support, Work-Life Balance, Lawyer Assistance Programs, Personal Story

Prior speaking engagements:
I have spoken to various groups throughout WV on lawyer assistance - what the volunteer committee can do; as well as how our volunteere committee persevered and after several years got the Supreme Court to set up a funded LAP. Bar members in states without funded LAPs may benefit from hearing me, as I could describe what we did in WV and 'inspire' you to do the same in your state.


WISCONSIN

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Contact Information:
Linda Albert
5302 Eastpark Blvd
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: 608-250-6172
Fax: 888-502-0268
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Judges, Depression, Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Compassion Fatigue

Prior speaking engagements:
CoLAP 2011 National Conference for Lawyer Assistance Programs; WI Family Law Conference; WI Solo & Small Firm Conference; Canadian Pro Bono Conference

Contact Information:
Michael M. Miller
34700 Valley Rd
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
Phone: 262-354-4247
Fax: 262-646-1315
[email protected]

Topic(s):
Substance Abuse

Prior speaking engagements:
Vice Speaker, Wisconsin Medical Society House of Delegates; Past President, American Society of Addiction Medicine; Director, American Board of Addiction Medicine and The ABAM Foundation.

215-864-8475