Attention:
Card image cap

Deadly Pitfalls in the Practice of Law: Substance Abuse


Level: Advanced
Runtime: 61 minutes
Recorded Date: June 18, 2018
Click here to share this program
Download PDF

Agenda

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Introduction to Substance Abuse
  • Understanding that Substance Abuse is a Disease
  • Detection
  • Treatment Options
  • The Realities of the Practice
  • Risk Factors
  • The Science of Addiction and How it Relates to Lawyers
Runtime: 1 hour
Recorded: June 18, 2018

Description

In this program, Stuart Teicher will discuss one of the three things that seem to bring down so many attorneys, Substance Abuse.

Provided By

Card image cap Stuart Teicher
Card image cap

Panelists

Card image cap

Stuart I. Teicher, Esq.

Professional Legal Educator

Stuart I. Teicher, Esq. is a professional legal educator who focuses on ethics law. A practicing attorney for over 17 years, Stuart's career is now dedicated to helping fellow attorneys survive the practice of law and thrive in the profession. Mr. Teicher teaches seminars, provides in-house training to law firms and gives keynote speeches at conventions and association meetings. He also provides consultation and representation in attorney disciplinary matters.

Stuart helps attorneys get better at what they do (and enjoy the process) through his entertaining and educational CLE Performances. His expertise is in "Technethics," a term Stuart coined that refers to the ethical issues in social networking and other technology. Stuart also speaks about "Practical Ethics" -- those lessons hidden in the ethics rules that enhance a lawyer's practice.

Mr. Teicher is a Supreme Court appointee to the New Jersey District Ethics Committee where he investigates and prosecutes grievances filed against attorneys, an adjunct Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School in Camden, New Jersey where he teaches Professional Responsibility and an adjunct Professor at Rutgers University in New Brunswick where he teaches undergraduate writing courses.


Card image cap

Similar Courses

Card image cap
60 minutes
A Cultural Competency Primer for the Young Lawyer
Get a brief overview of what cultural competency is, what implicit bias is, how it impacts the legal profession, and tips that you can begin implementing immediately to start working towards becoming culturally competent.

American Bar Association

$75

Add to Cart
Card image cap
92 minutes
A Trauma-Informed, Anti-Racist Approach to Legal Advocacy
This seminar will provide an introduction to concepts relating to trauma and race, leading up to a four-part model that guides legal advocates to tangibly engage in a trauma-informed, anti-racist approach to legal advocacy.

American Bar Association

$115

Add to Cart
Card image cap
58 minutes
ABC Panel: Ethical Pitfalls in Technology, Fee Applications and Practicing in Court
This panel of ABC-certified judges will discuss the applicable rules of professional conduct and other authority implicated in electronic filing, the use of email, “phishing” scams and hacking, and technology issues raised by today’s pandemic practice.

American Bankruptcy Institute

$75

Add to Cart
Card image cap
61 minutes
Are Outside Counsel Guidelines a Threat to the Practice?
Have outside counsel guidelines gone a step too far? Are they being used to inappropriately restrict lawyers?

Join this terrific panel of ABA members and ethics lawyers Anthony Davis, Bruce Green, and Eric Hirschhorn as they grapple with the issues and discuss whether the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct should be amended to address these and similar concerns or whenever these should be left to bargaining between clients and their outside counsel.

American Bar Association

$75

Add to Cart
Previous Next