Well-Being in the Los Angeles Legal Community: From Promise to Practice

Date:	Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Time:	8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch to follow
Location:	RAND Corporation 1776 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90407

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Program

Recognizing that many lawyers struggle with substance abuse or mental health disorders, the American Bar Association recently launched an initiative to improve the well-being of those in the legal profession. The ABA pledge, as well as the related efforts of law firms and law schools throughout the country, reflect a commitment to improving the environment in which many lawyers operate.

Please join the RAND Institute for Civil Justice as we seek to enhance the evolving dialogue around attorney mental health and uncover actionable steps law firms and others can take to move the needle in the right direction.

Agenda

8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast and Networking

9:00 a.m.

Welcome and Introductions

Joe Mandel, Vice Chancellor Emeritus of Legal Affairs, UCLA; Former President, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Jamie Morikawa, Associate Director, RAND Institute for Civil Justice
Mary-Christine ("M.C.") Sungaila, Partner, Haynes and Boone, LLP; Chair, RAND Institute for Civil Justice Board of Overseers

9:15 a.m.

Panel: What the Legal Community Can Learn from Corporate Well-Being Programs and Academic Research

Dave Baiocchi, Founding Principal, Imaginative Futures (moderator)
Anita D. Bhappu, Associate Professor, Gallo Management Program of the School of Engineering, University of California, Merced
Karen Chan Osilla, Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation
Craig Schmidt, Senior Wellness Consultant, EPIC

10:00 a.m.

How One Lawyer Overcame Living With Depression in Big Law

Mark Goldstein, Counsel, Reed Smith
Interview by James Anderson, Director, RAND Institute for Civil Justice

10:40 a.m.

Refreshment Break

11:00 a.m.

Panel: Beyond the Pledge: What Law Firms, Law Schools and Bar Associations are Doing to Promote Well-Being

Jamie Morikawa (moderator)
Caroline Donelan, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
Michelle Harmon, LCSW, Program Supervisor, Lawyer Assistance Program, The State Bar of California
Priya Sridharan, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Strategic Initiatives, Loyola Law School

11:50 a.m.

The Elephant in the Road: Conventional Psychiatric Treatment is an Overwhelming and Needless Obstacle

Joshua Freedman, M.D., Founder, healthPiper

12:15 p.m.

Concluding Remarks

Teresa Wynn Roseborough, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, The Home Depot, Inc.; Vice Chair, RAND Institute for Civil Justice Board of Overseers

12:30 p.m.