8–8:30 a.m. | Registration and breakfast
8:30–9:50 a.m. | From junkie to judge: Overcoming addiction and resources for attorneys
Speaker: Mary Beth O’Connor
9:50-10 a.m. | Break
10-11 a.m. | The legal athlete: How a holistic approach to practice can reduce burnout and stress
Athletes require high levels of physical and mental energy and motivation in order to perform at their best. To make sure of this they spend time before the game and after the game ensuring all areas of their practice are on point. They work on both their physical health and mental health.
Speaker: Michael C. Reed, Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Jefferson City
11-11:15 a.m. | Break
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. | The lines of trauma: Ethical and practical considerations
Whether attorneys suffer their own trauma, or have clients who have been exposed to trauma, understanding the ethical and practical considerations of trauma is essential. The presentation will include perspectives as a litigator, client, neutral, arbitrator, and advisor, and how viewing trauma through various lenses can improve access to justice, judicial efficiency, and lawyer and client well-being.
Speaker: Laurel E. Stevenson, Director, Federal District Court, Kansas City
12:15–1:00 p.m. | Lunch (provided)
1-3 p.m. | The lawyers in balance: Techniques for stress management and emotional resilience
Legal practitioners face unique challenges that often lead to stress and emotional strain. This transformative workshop is tailored specifically for lawyers, focusing on building resilience and utilizing HeartMath (Heart Rate Variability training) techniques to maintain emotional equilibrium amidst the high-pressure demands of the legal profession. Lawyers will learn the same practices taught at NASA and throughout the world where high performance and high stakes go hand in hand.
Speaker: Sheila R. Pride, The Moksha Group, St. Louis
3-3:15 p.m. | Break
3:15–4:15 p.m. | Narcissism in the Legal Profession
Speaker: Timothy W. Roldan, Law Offices of Timothy W. Roldan, LLC, St. Louis
4:15 p.m. | Adjourn
Moderator: Charles H. Lonardo, St. Joseph
Opinions and positions stated by presenters of MoBarCLE programs are those of the presenters and not necessarily those of The Missouri Bar. This program is intended as information for lawyers in Missouri, in conjunction with other research they deem necessary, in the exercise of their independent judgment.