Lexvid Certified CLE Speaker

Bar States / Jurisdictions

California

Practice Areas

Principal Consultant Coping Skills for Legal Professionals

What Attorneys Are Saying About Richard's Courses

Very interesting perspectives on this important topic- extremely well done!!

Tara F

Was trying to check the box. Was not expecting to gain value. Thank you for proving me wrong. Slowing down, being present, thinking about what brings me joy were all helpful but it was also helpful to hear someone acknowledge the high pressure demands of clients who come at all hours of the day and night expecting instant solutions to unsolvable problems. Definitely worthwhile hour spent! Thank you!

Mary V

Refreshing insight into important issues involving stress management that all lawyers, struggle with.

Douglas J

Richard Carlton Bio

Delivering popular Competence MCLE presentations for law firms and bar associations stressing coping and mindfulness skills relevant for legal professionals. Consultant to judicial agencies on matters of judicial stress and wellness. Providing confidential consultation to judges throughout the Western United States via toll-free assistance lines. Previously managed the Lawyer Assistance Program for the State Bar of California for 5 years. Delivered more than two dozen MCLE presentations in 2015 and 2016 throughout California.

Education

Master’s Degree in Public Health from UC Berkeley

CLE Courses by Richard Carlton

Stress & Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession

With roughly 1 in 4 attorneys experiencing some form of issue with substance abuse and/or depression, practicing law is a high risk profession. In this program, the former Director of the California State Bar Lawyer Assistant Program examines the problem and offers valuable tools on combating these issues.

Lawyer Competence

This presentation will examine the stress, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse too often experienced by legal professionals and discuss strategies for coping with these challenges.

Coping With the Unique Challenges of Legal Practice

This presentation is an examination of the biochemical and behavioral problems (stress, anxiety, depression and substance abuse) often faced by legal professionals, an exploration of the impact of these problems on competence, and a discussion of effective strategies for reducing stress, anxiety, depression and substance abuse.

Civility and Wellness in the Legal Profession

This course will cover the link between the high rates of distress, anxiety and depression in the legal profession and uncivil behavior by opposing counsel or uncivil/hostile behavior by partners in the law firm office and how to mitigate against it.

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