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What Lindsay Lohan Teaches Lawyers About Substance Abuse
Lindsay Lohan has had a checkered career which has been plagued by substance abuse. Believe it or not, but there are a lot of lessons that lawyers could learn from her story. Come listen to the tales of a Hollywood "legend" and learn lessons that could help lawyers avoid the perils of substance abuse. The program uses the story of Lindsay Lohan, who is obviously not a lawyer, to specifically address issues that are unique to the legal profession. The Lohan story is simply an interesting vehicle used to launch a serious, specific discussion about mental health and the practice of law. It addresses the disease model of addiction, explores how substance abuse manifests in legal practice, reviews treatment alternatives including Lawyers Assistance Programs and discusses prevention strategies specific to the legal profession.
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Stuart I. Teicher, Esq. is a professional legal educator who focuses on ethics law and writing instruction. A practicing lawyer for 30 years, Stuart’s career is now dedicated to helping fellow lawyers survive the practice of law and thrive in the profession. Mr. Teicher teaches seminars, provides in-house training to law firms and legal departments, provides CLE instruction at law firm client events, and also gives keynote speeches at conventions and association meetings.
Mr. Teicher is a Supreme Court appointee to the New Jersey District Ethics Committee where he investigates and prosecutes grievances filed against attorneys. Mr. Teicher also served on the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics Fee Arbitration Committee. Mr. Teicher is an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown Law where he teaches Professional Responsibility, and for 15 years he was an adjunct professor at Rutgers University in New Brunswick where he taught undergraduate writing courses. He also taught both Professional Responsibility and Legal Writing at St. John’s University School of Law in New York City.
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