Total Credits: 6.9 MCLE, 6.9 Ethics
8:30–9:50 a.m. | From junkie to judge: Overcoming addiction and resources for attorneys
Speaker: Mary Beth O’Connor
9:50-9:55 a.m. | Break
9:55-10:32 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
10:32-10:37 a.m. | Break
10:37-11:33 a.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
11:33-11:38 a.m. | Break
11:38 a.m.-12:36 p.m. | Narcissism in the Legal Profession
Narcissism is a concept, known, but often misunderstood. Narcissism is a term of art within the mental health profession, which may be why most lay persons are unaware of positive or healthy narcissism. As attorneys, most of us have heard of narcissistic abuse and are able to identify some symptoms or conduct consistent with the term, narcissistic abuse. However, some legally trained professionals may be unaware of how enmeshment in custody proceedings or juvenile court may trigger psychic trauma in litigants. This introductory seminar highlights and process(es) these two issues.
Speaker: Timothy W. Roldan, Law Offices of Timothy W. Roldan, LLC, St. Louis
12:36-1:36 p.m. | Lunch
1:36-2:29 p.m. | Don’t lose your personal identity! You are more than just a lawyer
This presentation would focus on lawyer well-being and mindfulness by offering thoughts and advice on how not to lose your personal identity as a lawyer while chasing legal dreams. Whether you practice in big law or a small firm, it is very easy to lose yourself while you are catering to clients and juggling deadlines and the overall stress that comes with our jobs. This presentation will promote tips and tricks for healthy work-life balance in the legal field.
Speakers: Paige M. Sparks, Sparks Legal, Washington; Samantha J. Sparks, Sparks Law Firm, St. Charles
2:29-2:34 p.m. | Break
2:34-3:35 p.m. | Addressing silent disabilities in the workplace
This program aims to spread awareness on the prevalence of silent disabilities and mental health issues in the workplace. Speakers David Crawford and Raven Ballard, PLPC will provide education on how to address these concerns when they arise, both from a personal and professional perspective.
Speakers: Raven Ballard, Former MOLAP Clinician and Well-being Coordinator, Jefferson City; David Crawford, Crawford Intellectual Property Law, St. Louis
Adjourn | 3:35 p.m
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.
| 01 From Junkie to Judge (2.35 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 02 The Legal Athlete - Slides (1.81 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 03 The Lines of Trauma - Ethical and Practical Considerations - (0.59 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 05 Narcissism in The Legal Profession (2.28 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 06 Don’t lose your personal identity! (1.1 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| 07 Addressing Silent Disabilities in the Workplace (811.5 KB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| MOLAP Information (0.20 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Important Information for Attorneys Seeking Kansas Credit (0.10 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Raven Ballard, PLPC, formerly worked as the Clinician & Well-Being Coordinator for the Missouri Lawyers' Assistance Program. Raven received her BA from Columbia College in Psychology with a minor in Sociology and then proceeded to earn her Master's in Clinical Mental Health from Stephen's College of Missouri. Raven began working for The Missouri Bar in 2021 and stepped into her role with MOLAP at the start of 2023. Raven is passionate about mental health and well-being and looks forward to finding new and innovative was to best serve Missouri lawyers.
Mary Beth has been sober since 1994. Her story is chronicled in her memoir From Junkie to Judge: One Woman’s Triumph Over Trauma and Addiction. She’s had essays in such publications as The Wall Street Journal and Recovery Today.
Mary Beth is a Director for She Recovers Foundation and LifeRing Secular Recovery. She regularly speaks on behalf of these organizations and about multiple and secular paths to recovery. She develops relationships with other organizations, such as Women for Sobriety. And Mary Beth trains attorneys and medical professionals about substance use disorder and recovery.
In recovery, Mary Beth attended Berkeley Law. In 2014 she was appointed a federal Administrative Law Judge, from which position she retired early in 2020.
Michael Reed currently serves as Assistant General Counsel in the Office of General Counsel for the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. Michael received his law degree from Villanova University, Charles Widger School of Law. Before the practice of law, Michael served in the United States Army as an infantry soldier.
Tim Roldan is a professional hybrid with graduate and post-graduate educational tracks, training, and experience in the Biopsychosocial Model (Social Work), Law, and Psychodynamic Theory. He maintains private practices as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and also as a Licensed Attorney. Tim is a Certified Clinical Social Work Supervisor, and provides Ethics Mediation, nationally for the NASW Leadership, and serves as a Board Member for the NASW-MO. As an Attorney he is Certified in Health Law and Labor Law, a Certified GAL, a Mediator, a Parent Coordinator, provides forensic supervision, consultations, and forensic services for therapists across the State of Missouri. He is also the recipient of the Family Rights and Equal Parenting Award (2022): “Award and Leadership Recognition For Equal Parenting & Family Court Reform Advocacy.”
Tim’s expertise in cross-disciplinary integration offers him insights in a number of areas within the Mental Health and Legal Professions. His focus on Social Justice advocacy is client-centered, and with his unique qualifications, he is in development of innovative approaches in civil litigation, psychological damages and psychological autopsy, Systems Psychodynamics, and pertaining to psychotherapeutic tools & theory based on the systemic nexus that may lay hidden, yet are embedded, within psychotherapeutic processes and litigation.
Paige Sparks practices based out of St. Louis, Missouri. She primarily practices in the areas of employment law, criminal defense, and other areas of civil litigation.
Paige is a graduate of Lindenwood University and St. Louis University School of Law. One of her passions is representing individuals who have been wrongfully terminated in violation of state and/or federal law. Paige has successfully represented these employees in both state and federal court for these types of matters. You may know her as “LawyerPaige” on Tiktok, where she shares daily informational videos to demonstrate the law and educate employees on their rights in the work place.
Outside of the office, Paige enjoys being outdoors and taking care of her horse and dog on the farm.
Samantha Orlowski is a managing partner of Sparks Law Firm. Sam has focused her practice primarily on Plaintiff's personal injury cases and consumer protection since graduating from St. Louis University School of Law.
Along with personal injury, Samantha helps clients who have been the target of improper debt collection activities and harassment at both the State and Federal levels through the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
In addition to law, Sam loves spending her time with her family, her two dogs, and catching up on her favorite shows.
Laurel Stevenson is the Director of the Mediation and Assessment Program (MAP) for the United States District Court, Western District of Missouri. She oversees approximately 1,000 civil cases annually and serves as a mediator and facilitator. Laurel has conducted hundreds of mediations, including more than 300 via Zoom. Her ADR work includes class actions, insurance, FLSA, employment, wrongful death, transportation, medical malpractice, and commercial disputes. Several resolutions have resulted in institutional policy changes. She also co-chairs the ABA’s Court ADR Committee within the DR Section and is the Editor of The Resolver, a publication of the FBA’s ADR Section.
Prior to her current position, Laurel tried more than eighty jury trials to verdict, served as appellate counsel, was lead trial counsel in numerous bench trials, and taught trial practice in Missouri and Texas. She served more than a decade as a Facilitator for the Missouri Bar Complaint Resolution Program and the Fee Dispute Resolution Program. She also served as a mediator, arbitrator, and facilitator during her last twelve years in private practice.
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