Annual 2019 - The Well-being of Public Interest Professionals: Engaged or Invisible?

The entire legal professional, primarily through the efforts of the American Bar Association the ABA Commission on Lawyers Assistance Programs and the National Task Force on Lawyers Well-Being, has in recent years identified some of the causes, effects and solutions to the extraordinary stress that we face as lawyers, judges and law students.  Recent publications and a national well-being pledge campaign for legal employers carefully address what can be done to actively promote a healthier working environment.  Nonetheless, there is little dialogue concerning the added stressors and cultural issues affecting legal professionals involved in critical and demanding public interest law practice settings.  Please join us and add your voice to this important and timely national discussion.

Moderator: Raúl Ayala, Deputy Federal Public Defender
Los Angeles, CA

Deputy Federal Public Defender Los Angeles, CA
THE WELL-BEING OF PUBLIC INTEREST PROFESSIONALS: ENGAGED OR INVISIBLE?
Speakers:
1. Anne M. Brafford, Aspire.Legal | Huntington Beach, CA
2. Kristine Hamann, Prosecutors' Center For Excellence | New York, NY
3. Jose H. Varela, Marin County Public Defender | San Rafael, CA

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