Free CLE Webinar for Lawyers
Going Beyond Fear: Addressing Attorney Mental Health 9/17/2025 1PM (1 CLE)
Join attorney Eric Lang as he unlocks the keys to Lawyer mental health through his exploration of the intersection of attorney mental health and the practice of law. Once a relatively obscure subject, mental health has become a central focus of the legal profession. Eric will outline how, in the haste to address the issue, we may have overlooked certain nuances.
This presentation transcends the conventional discussion of statistics and legal assistance programs. Instead, it is dedicated to crafting the appropriate messaging for the appropriate audience. Eric Lang, the presenter, is a suicide surviving lawyer who offers a distinctive perspective on these matters. The course outline will feature the following topics:
- Defining Mental Health and Mental Illness
- There is a Mental Health Crisis in the Legal Profession
- Ethics and the Mentally Impaired Attorney
- Ethical Responsibilities to and for Other Lawyers
- The Ethics of Representing Mentally Impaired Clients
- Professionalism and Morality – How to Help Yourself and Others
Eric has a powerful story. Don’t miss this insightful journey into attorney mental health, and earn an hour of FREE CLE along the way!
After graduating first in his law school class from the University of Florida in 1990, Mr. Lang practiced with Long, Aldridge & Norman (n/k/a Dentons). He left partnership there in 1998 to join Paul Hastings and formed his current firm in 2003. His practice is devoted to serving the business-related litigation and general counseling needs of companies and individuals who desired sophisticated services but were outside of the target market of the larger firms.
* Alta Pro applies directly for approval of its webinars in the following states: CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI (Michigan Indigent Defense Commission credit), MN, NC, SC, OH, PA, TN, TX and WI
In almost all cases, given that our webinars are always approved in the above 14 CLE states, lawyers who are licensed in any other US state will also be able to receive credit for attending our webinars. Certain states, known as reciprocal states, will simply accept the approval from any of the above states, as if the program was approved in their state (i.e., AZ, CA, CT, FL, NJ, NY among others). Other states require that the lawyer submit an application for approval. While we do not apply in every state, our CLE coordinator will assist any attendee with the application process.
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