Join in a Daylong Discussion on Mental Health and the Law
The Emotional Well-Being in the Legal Profession Seminar will explore ways organizations in the legal industry can create a more positive workplace experience.
May 13, 2019 at 03:22 PM
2 minute read
As Law.com and The American Lawyer embark on a yearlong discussion and examination of mental health in the law, we join several other organizations and individuals who are also shining a light on this issue.
To that end, I hope you will join me at a daylong conference June 18 at The Conference Board in NYC focused on creating a safe and healthy environment for attorneys, where I will join several others passionate about the subject of mental health in the law to discuss ways to move the profession forward.
Speakers at the Emotional Well-Being in the Legal Profession Seminar will include:
Russell C. Deyo, former General Counsel, Johnson & Johnson; former Deputy Secretary and Under Secretary of Management, US Department of Homeland Security (Co-Chair)
Patrick R. Krill, JD, LL.M, MA, Founder, Krill Strategies (Co-Chair)
Lisa F. Smith, Author, Girl Walks Out of Bar
Jodie Garfinkel, Director of Talent Development and Strategy, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Sara Smith, Associate Counsel and Research and Policy Analyst, Center for Professional Responsibility, American Bar Association
Jan Anne Dubin, CEO and Founder, Jan Anne Dubin Consulting
Kathleen T. Pearson, Chief Human Resources Officer, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Brenda Jacobsen, CEO, LifeXT
H. Sandra Bang, Chief Diversity & Talent Strategy Officer, Shearman & Sterling LLP
Kristin Calve, Publisher, Corporate Counsel Business Journal
Jane Son, Director in Banking Legal, Barclays
Maureen Gorman, Managing Director, Marsh
Ronald C. Minkoff, Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selze PC; Co-Editor, New York Legal Ethics Reporter
Eileen Travis, Director, Lawyer Assistance Program, New York City Bar Association
I hope to see you there for what is sure to be a thoughtful, engaging discussion about issues impacting every facet of the profession. The American Lawyer subscribers can receive a $400 discount on entry to the conference by using the code ALM400.
And for more information on Law.com's yearlong project, please follow along here.
Sincerely,
Gina Passarella, editor-in-chief, The American Lawyer and ALM's Global Legal Brands
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
NOT FOR REPRINT
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
You Might Like
View All
From the (Departing) Editor-in-Chief: Thank You From The Bottom of My Heart
5 minute read
Despite the Effort, Structural Blockers, Not Ennui, Stall Law Firm Diversity Efforts
4 minute read
Trending Stories
- 1'Don't Be Afraid:' AGs Push Against Trump's Immigration Policy
- 2State AG Hammers Homebuilder That Put $2,000-Per-day Non-Disparagement Penalty in Buyer Contracts
- 3Selendy Gay Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Workforce Reclassification EO
- 4Trump's DOJ Withdraws Opposition to Law Banning Trans Care for Minors
- 5Perkins Coie Backs Challenge to Trump's Ban on Transgender Military Service
Who Got The Work
J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
Who Got The Work
Rebecca Maller-Stein and Kent A. Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives, Lior Prosor and David Frankel, in a pending securities lawsuit. The action, filed on Dec. 24 in New York Southern District Court by Zell, Aron & Co. on behalf of Goldeneye Advisors, accuses the defendants of negligently and fraudulently managing the plaintiff's $1 million investment. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick, is 1:24-cv-09918, Goldeneye Advisors, LLC v. Hanaco Venture Capital, Ltd. et al.
Who Got The Work
Attorneys from A&O Shearman has stepped in as defense counsel for Toronto-Dominion Bank and other defendants in a pending securities class action. The suit, filed Dec. 11 in New York Southern District Court by Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, accuses the defendants of concealing the bank's 'pervasive' deficiencies in regards to its compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the quality of its anti-money laundering controls. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, is 1:24-cv-09445, Gonzalez v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank et al.
Who Got The Work
Crown Castle International, a Pennsylvania company providing shared communications infrastructure, has turned to Luke D. Wolf of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani to fend off a pending breach-of-contract lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 25 in Michigan Eastern District Court by Hooper Hathaway PC on behalf of The Town Residences LLC, accuses Crown Castle of failing to transfer approximately $30,000 in utility payments from T-Mobile in breach of a roof-top lease and assignment agreement. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Susan K. Declercq, is 2:24-cv-13131, The Town Residences LLC v. T-Mobile US, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Wilfred P. Coronato and Daniel M. Schwartz of McCarter & English have stepped in as defense counsel to Electrolux Home Products Inc. in a pending product liability lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 26 in New York Eastern District Court by Poulos Lopiccolo PC and Nagel Rice LLP on behalf of David Stern, alleges that the defendant's refrigerators’ drawers and shelving repeatedly break and fall apart within months after purchase. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Joan M. Azrack, is 2:24-cv-08204, Stern v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
Featured Firms
Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C.
(470) 294-1674
Law Offices of Mark E. Salomone
(857) 444-6468
Smith & Hassler
(713) 739-1250
