Being isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to impact lawyers' mental health, increasing rates of depression.

On the extreme end, depression can lead to more lawyer suicides, said Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program director Chris Ritter.

But it's a coincidence that program just received funding to launch a new suicide-prevention project. Ritter explained that the Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program applied for a $54,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation well before the pandemic hit Texas.