Speaking Engagement

Beyond the Pledge: What Law Firms, Law Schools, and Bar Associations Are Doing to Promote Well-Being

Blank Rome Partner Caroline Powell Donelan will speak at the RAND Institute for Civil Justice’s program, Well-Being in the Los Angeles Legal Community: From Promise to Practice, being held in Santa Monica, California, on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with lunch to follow.

Following the American Bar Association’s (“ABA”) recently-launched Well-Being Pledge & Campaign to improve the well-being of those in the legal profession, this program seeks to enhance the evolving dialogue around attorney mental health and uncover actionable steps law firms and others can take. Blank Rome is proud to be part of the inaugural class of signatories to this initiative.

Caroline’s panel, “Beyond the Pledge: What Law Firms, Law Schools, and Bar Associations Are Doing to Promote Well-Being,” will take place from 11:00 to 11:50 a.m. and she will be joined by:

• Moderator: Jamie Morikawa, Associate Director, RAND Institute for Civil Justice
• Michelle Harmon, LCSW, Program Supervisor, Lawyer Assistance Program, The State Bar of California
• Priya Sridharan, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Strategic Initiatives, Loyola Law School

Other sessions include:

• What the Legal Community Can Learn from Corporate Well-Being Programs and Academic Research
• How One Lawyer Overcame Living with Depression in Big Law
• The Elephant in the Road: Conventional Psychiatric Treatment Is an Overwhelming and Needless Obstacle

To learn more and to register, please visit the event webpage.