Event Description
Online registration is closed. If you would like to join
or have questions, please email Geen at gmui@mnbars.org.
In
Collaboration and Support of Loan Repayment
Assistance Program of Minnesota (LRAP Minnesota).
*All proceeds will be donated to
LRAP.
Sponsorship by Fredrikson
& Byron P.A.
Remote-only Participation | Live Zoom
Program
Description:
As “the new normal” continues to evolve, the legal profession —especially pro
bono and legal aid practitioners--have an increasing interest in attorney and
client mental health. Low-income people have been devastated by the pandemic.
When they come to us for help, these clients are often sharing stress,
depression, and other mental health concerns along with their legal issues. Pro
bono and legal aid practitioners are best equipped to serve indigent clients
when attorneys have tools to support their own mental health, and have knowledge
of resources for clients in crisis.
Join us for a panel discussion for practical tools to destigmatize mental
health and increase attorney well-being and capacity to serve clients in need.
Planned topics include:
• Highlighting statewide well-being
initiatives for legal aid attorneys and pro bono
practitioners;
• Combining boundary-setting, self-care, and work-life
balance for effective and compassionate lawyering;
• Navigating
encounters with high trauma clients;
• Connecting clients in
crisis with mental health resources.
Featured
Panelists:
Justice Natalie
Hudson, Associate Justice | Minnesota Supreme
Court
Abigail Henchek, Attorney of Family
Law | Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid - St.
Cloud
Julia Zwak, Assistant Supervising
Attorney - Housing Unit | Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid -
Minneapolis
Moderator:
Erin Keyes, Former
Assistant Dean of Students | University of Minnesota Law
School
CLE
Credits:
1.0 Elimination of Bias CLE Credit applied
for | Event Code: 485298
Cost*:
MSBA/HCBA/RCBA Members: $15
Non-Members: $45
Law Students:
Free
*All proceeds will be donated to LRAP.
**Public Attorneys, Judges, Judicial Law Clerks, and Legal Services use code
2023Tri-BarLRAP at checkout to register for FREE.
Registration Deadline: April 17, 2023. To
register after that time, email the program manager.
Remote Participation: Remote instructions will be
emailed to you the day prior to the event.
Payments/Cancellations: Please register online or over
the phone by credit card whenever possible. If you must pay by check, please use
this
registration form. Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation
policy.
COVID-19: We are currently following CDC
guidelines for Covid-19. For more information, please visit our website.
Accommodations: We are committed to creating
an inclusive environment in which all members can participate fully. If you need
reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please notify the
program manager with at least 72 hours notice prior to the meeting to allow
sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations. Thank you.
Program
Manager:
Geen Mui | gmui@mnbars.org