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The Lawyer Assistance Trust NEWS - bringing resources and awareness to the prevention and treatment of alcohol and substance abuse among members of the legal profession - is published periodically and distributed to bar association executives; law school deans and student services deans; judges; law firms with more than 25 members; State and New York City government agency counsels; disciplinary committees; character and fitness committees, and others. Read back issues of the NEWS online. Interested in submitting an article for possible publication? Contact Barbara Smith at (518) 285-4545.
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E-Zine Newsletter

The purpose of this newsletter if to provide information for Law School Administrators on the topics affecting the physical and mental health of law students, faculty and administrators. Balancing the rigors of law school while simultaneously ensuring personal well-being can be challenging. This Newsletter, a joint project of the New York State Lawyer Assistance Programs and the New York Lawyer Assistance Trust, will report on strategies and ideas from law schools and other organizations around the nation to assist New York State law schools student services and other deans to create initiatives that foster health and balance.

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Advertisement

The Trust developed two new advertisements to be placed in newspapers of general circulation, legal periodicals, bar association publications, etc. The ads may be modified to contain information of local significance. If you wish to print the ads or have it modified for your use, contact the Trust.
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Annual Report

The annual reports of the Trust's activities are available for reading online. If you would like to obtain a hard copy, please call (518) 285-4545 or send a message to bfsmith@courts.state.ny.us.
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Solo & Small Firm Mailing

Recognizing that the practitioners in solo and small firm (under 20 members) represent a large portion of attorneys practicing in New York State, the Trust developed a mailing that was sent along with a calendar card to approximately 40,000 attorneys across the State. The cards contained information on the lawyer assistance programs and committees at the State and local level. The Trust recognizes the cooperation of the New York State Bar Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York on this project.
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Bellacosa Report

Read the report of Hon. Judith S. Kaye's Commission on Alcohol and Substance Abuse in the Profession, issued December 15, 2000.  The Commission was chaired by Judge Joseph W. Bellacosa, then Senior Associate Judge, New York State Court of Appeals.
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Recovery Stories

Attorneys in recovery from alcoholism and addictions were encouraged to write their personal stories.  Some of the stories have appeared in local bar association newsletters or in the LAT News.  The stories help shed light on the underlying disease and the process of recovery.  If you would like to obtain a hard copy, please call (518) 285-4545 or send a message to bfsmith@courts.state.ny.us.
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Articles

"Hope, Health and Healing" an article by Barbara Smith. This article appears in the Summer 2005 issue of the Government, Law and Policy Journal, [Vol. 7, No. 1], a publication of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Attorneys in Public Service, produced in cooperation with the Government Law Center at Albany Law School.

 

"Going Up River: Lawyer Discipline, Lawyer Assistance and The Legal Profession's Response to Lawyer Addiction". This article provides background and history on the development of the lawyer assistance movement in New York State and the United States, as well as information on how alcoholism (and other Lawyer Assistance issues) are addressed in professional disciplinary matters.  First published by the NYSBA Committee on Attorneys in Public Service in their "Government, Law and Policy Journal" 2010, [Volume 12, No. 2].

 

"History of the Lawyer Assistance Movement" remarks delivered to the New York State Bar Association Lawyer Assistance Committee and the Lawyer Assistance Trust Board at meetings in New York City on January 26 & 27, 2011 on the History of the Lawyer Assistance Movement and its pioneers. [Audio version available.]


Report of the Task Force on the Future of the Legal Profession

New York State Bar Association’s Lawyer Assistance Committee Chair Larry Zimmerman and Lawyer Assistance Trust Director Barbara Smith contributed to the Work-Life Chapter of the NYSBA Task Force Report.

Our thanks to NYSBA President Steven Younger for the opportunity to have a LAP-voice at the table. [View the full report]

 

Flyer

The Flyer describes the work of the Trust in summary form. Multiple copies are available from the Trust.
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