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Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession: Prevention, Detection, and Treatment

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The AIDS Legal Referral Panel will provide this free MCLE training to educate attorneys on the legal issues faced by people living with HIV/AIDS.

This presentation provides a review of the brain chemistry of addiction and alcoholism, as well as a discussion of the behavioral and health consequences of the disease. Insights are offered into the personality traits of attorneys and the qualities of the legal profession that combine to make lawyers significantly more susceptible to addiction, and more difficult to treat, than the general population. Concluding remarks are directed towards both systemic and individual solutions to the problem, with references to specific strategies and resources available to attorneys.

Presented by David Mann, Esq., The Other Bar

  • CLE Credit Comments: 1.5 Substance Abuse CLE Credits. This training is free. In exchange, attorneys are requested to join the ALRP Panel and accept two referrals in the next year.
  • Contact:
    Jennifer Schuster
    AIDS Legal Referral Panel
    415-701-1200 ext. 303
  • Website: www.alrp.org