On the heels of "Well-Being in the Law Week," a refresher on the importance of attorney well-being as a matter of professional competence is appropriate. While we routinely understand competence to include expertise in the field of law pertaining to a particular matter, the concept is so much more. Often, a lack of competence in providing legal representation has nothing to do with the attorney's experience in the area of the law, but instead arises from external factors that impact the lawyer's ability to operate effectively in his or her practice. Thus, on the one hand, the Pennsylvania Bar recognizes the well-being challenges faced by attorneys in this commonwealth and strives to support attorneys facing such challenges. On the other hand, attorneys must be held to a standard that includes providing clients with effective representation, notwithstanding the attorney's personal life. Thus, attention to well-being is critical from the perspective of a lawyer's own health and the attorney's law practice.