Duty to Be Well: Prioritizing Well-Being as Lawyers (Includes Ethics) (from Annual Advanced Elder Law Update 2025)

A pre-recorded streaming VIDEO replay of one session from the September 2025 webcast, 34^th Annual Advanced Elder Law Update.

Cosponsored with the Virginia Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (VAELA)

The legal profession is inherently demanding, with occupational stressors including adversarial environments, individual work, professional demands. Combined with common personality traits such as perfectionism, these occupational risks when not managed can lead to serious consequences, including malpractice or disciplinary action. During this one-hour presentation, participants learn about the well-being movement in the legal profession, explore occupational risks and stressors, the dimensions of well-being, Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct, and practical strategies for fostering personal and institutional well-being.

Faculty

Barbara Mardigian, Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program / Glen Allen

Charlene P. Reilly, Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program / Glen Allen