NEW TESTING PROCEDURE
February 4th, 2010FLA will change its drug testing service to Affinity eHealth as of February 15, 2010. ALL CLIENTS CURRENTLY BEING TESTED SHOULD RECEIVE INFORMATION ON THE NEW PROCEDURE FROM AFFINITY NO LATER THAN FEB. 9th. If you have not received notice from Affinity by that date, please contact FLA immediately so you are not dropped from [...]
National Judges’ Hotline Established
January 28th, 2010A National Helpline for Judges Helping Judges has been established by the ABA at 800-219-6474
Judges who need assistance because of alcoholism, substance abuse, addiction or mental health issues may reach other judges, who are in recovery or who have gone through treatment, by calling a helpline sponsored by the American Bar Association. Judges who have [...]
2010 Annual Workshop
January 16th, 2010We’re please to announce the dates and location for the 2010 Annual FLA Workshop. This year, the workshop will have a “change of venue” to the beautiful Buena Vista Palace Resort & Spa in Orlando, and will be held July 30-31. Standard rooms will be priced at $105.00, and reservations can be made by calling [...]
New FLA Board Member
October 27th, 2009Florida Lawyers Assistance is pleased to announce the appointment to the FLA Board of Directors of former Florida Supreme Court Justice the Hon. Harry Lee Anstead. During his tenure on the Court, Justice Anstead was a consistent and strong supporter of FLA’s mission, and his acceptance of the appointment to the Board is a testament [...]
After the Workshop
July 26th, 2009Whew….another annual FLA workshop under the belt (our 23rd). Again this year, it was hectic, exciting, beautiful on the Gulf, and truly educational. I think our presenters were top-notch, and the dinner speaker (with the dinner sponsored by the Pinkert Law Firm), Wayne S., had almost 200 people mesmerized with his story of adversity, recovery, [...]
Busy Week
July 19th, 2009It’s been a busy, busy week, which is nothing new for this time of year. Our fiscal year ends on June 30th, our annual board of directors meeting is always the last Friday of July, and our annual workshop is always the last weekend of July in Naples. So I’m kind of used to crunch [...]
Off to Orlando
June 24th, 2009So, heading up to Orlando for the Bar’s annual conference. I sit on the Standing Committee on Professionalism, which has been a real treat for the past three years. Looking around the room at the men and women serving on the Committee and Commission on Professionalism, you get the sense of what the Bar should [...]
Monitor Reports Online
June 20th, 2009Monitor reports can now be completed online and sent directly to FLA. In order to access the forms, you must have registered as an FLA member, rather than as a public viewer. Registration is easy and confidential through the Members tab on this site (clicking on any of the sub-tabs will bring up the registration [...]
The Emotional Fallout of the Economy
June 12th, 2009We’ve become accutely aware over the past 6-9 months of the severe emotional impact the current economic situation is having on the legal profession. Calls to FLA from attorneys dealing with stress and depression resulting from financial conditions have spiked significantly during that time period, and our Clinical Director, Dr. Weinstein, is dealing with more [...]
New Web Site
June 8th, 2009It’s been a pretty intense month for the staff. We finally (after 12 years!) updated our database – it was the last true DOS program left on our computers and served us well, but we think the new system will allow us to be more responsive to our clients and to the agencies we report [...]