This presentation will cover warning signs of a substance concern, related risks, relevant rules of professional conduct and the impact of recovery. We will discuss how unaddressed substance concerns can impact law licenses, the role of Rule 16, the Model Policy for Law Firms Addressing Impairment, and related resources.
What you will learn:
The prevalence and impact of addiction in the legal profession
Related rules of professional conduct
Recovery as a game changer
Resources for practicing lawyers, judges, and law firms
Speakers: Anne Chambers, LCSW, Missouri Lawyers' Assistance Program Director, Jefferson City and Hugh F. O'Donnell, III, Intervention Committee Chair, Attorney at Law and Mediator, Kansas City
Moderator: Anne Chambers
Substance Recovery and the Model Policy Presentation (1 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Model Policy for Law Firms (259.4 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Supreme Court of Missouri Rule 16 - Substance Abuse Intervention (253.8 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Faculty Bios (100.2 KB) | Available after Purchase |
MCLE Form (160.8 KB) | Available after Purchase |
MOLAP Information (215 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Important Information for Attorneys Seeking Kansas Credit (58.6 KB) | Available after Purchase |
Anne Chambers, LCSW serves as the Director of the Missouri Lawyers’ Assistance Program. She has significant experience working with people to address mental health and substance concerns.
Ms. Chambers has served as past president of the National Organization of Forensic Social Work, past chair of the National Association of Social Workers Legal Defense Fund Service Board, and past chair of the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs Senior Lawyers Committee.
Ms. Chambers received her Master of Social Work degree from Louisiana State University in 1990. She has been licensed in clinical social work in Missouri since 1992. She lives with her family in Columbia.
Hugh O'Donnell practices family law with his own firm in Kansas City. He has mediated thousands of family law cases over the past 20+ years, and introduced collaborative divorce to Missouri and Kansas family lawyers. He is chairman of the Missouri Bar Intervention Committee, established by Supreme Court Rule 16.
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