On The Road With Legal Talk Network

Lawyers are often seen as lone wolves but when it comes to overcoming stress, mental illness, or addiction, not even lawyers have to go it alone. In this report from On The Road at the 2018 ABA Midyear Meeting, host Jim Calloway talks to Bree Buchanan, Amanda Richards, Derek LaCroix, and Raul Ayala about the resources currently in place for lawyers who are struggling to maintain their personal and professional wellbeing. They also hit on other topics relating to lawyer wellness, including increasing resources for law students, rallying stakeholders behind mental health, and the fight to destigmatize the issue within the industry. Bree Buchanan is director of the Texas Lawyers Assistance Program of the State Bar of Texas and serves as co-chair of the National Task Force on Lawyer Wellbeing. Amanda Richards is a 1L at the University of British Columbia. Derek LaCroix, QC, joined LAP as the executive director in 1996. Raul Ayala is an attorney at Office of the Federal Public Defender in Los Angeles, Californ