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Substance and alcohol abuse can have costly consequences know your ethical responsibilities to protect your practice.Substance and alcohol abuse can have costly consequences know your ethical responsibilities to protect your practice. It has been a truism for decades, if not centuries, that lawyers have problems with the bottle, it is a common clich233 in movies and novels. Many lawyers have difficulty dealing with the stress of the profession but do not know how to identify what the problem is or what can be done. Attorneys are also often reluctant to ask for help. Often they ignore the problem until it’s too late, they are facing a job loss, discipline, or even criminal charges. This topic will address the modern definitions of substance abuse and mental illness and then discuss some of the underlying reasons that lawyers suffer disproportionally high rates of these diseases, review some examples of attorney misconduct caused by substance abuse andor mental illness, and will suggest some ways to protect yourself and your practice from the consequences of substance abuse and mental illness.
Date: 2020-09-17 Start Time: End Time:
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