Join the ACS Minnesota Lawyer Chapter for a special event with newly retired Joan Bibelhausen, for an in-person, interactive, mental health CLE that looks back over her years. She will share what she has found to be most effective with attorney clients over the years. And instead of simply listening to what we can do, we will have an interactive portion where we practice the secondary trauma healthy response techniques right then and there together.
As we know, Minneapolis is in the midst of a legal crisis. Legal professionals are exposed to experiences that can lead to higher stress and greater consequences than those in many other careers. There is a clearly recognized continuum where unresolved chronic stress becomes a predictor for substance use problems and mental illness, particularly depression and anxiety. By understanding this continuum, the impact of our exposure to trauma, and the facts about addiction and mental illness, lawyers can reduce their risk and, hopefully, get help earlier when there is a mental health, substance use, or related problem. By knowing these risks, we can also support each other. This program will present signs, symptoms, risk factors, and recovery regarding these challenges, along with well-being tools. The presenter will also provide information on Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers and other resources.
Featuring:
Joan Bibelhausen, Senior Advisor; Former Executive Director, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers
Participants must register ahead of time to clear security at the building.
1.0 Mental Health CLE applied for.
The SULC ACS Chapter will host a virtual discussion with Jacqueline Nash Grant, Director of the Juvenile Law Clinic at Southern University Law Center.
Professor Nash Grant is a Clinical Professor who teaches Juvenile Law Clinic and Juvenile Justice Seminar. She brings decades of experience in juvenile law, including leadership roles in legal services, public benefits, elderly protective services, and parish government. She also operates a private adoption agency focused on minority child placement and is a nationally published speaker on international human rights and access to justice.
The discussion will take place at 2:00 p.m. CST on Zoom. Professor Nash Grant will speak on key issues in juvenile law in Louisiana, followed by a Q&A session.
Do not miss this opportunity!
Professor and Legal Scholar Michael Smith come to discuss recent Supreme Court decisions.
Join us for a timely and incisive discussion on Venezuela’s legal and environmental challenges through the lens of international law and environmental governance. Presented by Professor Monica Iyer, Assistant Professor of Law at Georgia State University and an expert on the intersection of international law, human rights, climate change, and environmental justice.
Join ACS friends for a meet and greet with ACS’s new president Phil Brest. Phil will share his vision for the organization followed by an open conversation about ACS and the role of the legal profession in promoting the rule of law.
Join NYU's ACS chapter to welcome ACS National President Phil Brest in conversation with Vanita Gupta, who served as the 19th United States Associate Attorney General. The discussion will touch upon Vanita's career path, her confirmation experience, as well as the path forward for building safe and progressive communities.
