2010 FLA Workshop Agenda

    Lake Buena Vista Hotel

    24th ANNUAL WORKSHOP

    New Horizons, New Challenges:

    The Legal Profession Under The Microscope


    Lake Buena Vista Palace, Orlando, Florida

    July 30 and 31, 2010

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    Schedule

    July 30th

    1:00 - 1:15 WELCOME/INTRODUCTIONS.   Michael Cohen, Esq., CEAP, Executive Director, Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc.

    1:15 - 2:30 WHAT’S SO THERAPEUTIC ABOUT 12 STEP GROUPS? James S. Segal, LCSW, Gainesville, FL An examination of the curative factors that are common to both group psychotherapy and 12 step groups, as well as a review of the benefits that are unique to one and not the other.

    2:30 - 3:30 BIPOLAR DISORDER AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION. Kenneth Pages, M.D., Tampa. Examining the scope and impact of this complex illness and the interplay of substance abuse/dependency on treatment of bipolar disorders.

    3:30 -3:45               BREAK

    3:45 - 5:00 SO YOU WANT TO BE A LAWYER IN FLORIDA? The Hon. Stanford Blake, 11th Circuit Court (Moderator), J. Jeffry Wahlen, Esq., Chair, Florida Board of Bar Examiners, Kenneth Marvin, Director, Lawyer Regulation Department, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, FL,  Scott Tozian Esq., Smith, Tozian, and Hinkle, PA, Tampa, FL. A panel discussion, including participation from conference attendees, regarding new Supreme Court opinions, rules, and standards affecting bar admissions and discipline in Florida.

    6:00 - 7:30 DINNER and RECOVERY SPEAKER

    8:00 - 9:00 12-STEP MEETINGS

    JULY 31st

    7:15 - 8:15   BREAKFAST BUFFET

    8:30 - 10:30 MINDFULNESS AND THE PRACTICE OF LAW:  INSIGHT, STRESS-REDUCTION, AND EFFECTIVE LAWYERING.  Scott Rogers, MS. JD., Director, Institute for Mindfulness Studies, Miami Beach, FL., An overview of mindfulness practices using Jurisight®, the mindfulness-based program developed for lawyers

    10:30-10:45 BREAK

    10:45- 12:00 THE HISTORY OF MODERN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY: WHAT WE KNOW NOW THAT WE DID NOT KNOW BEFORE. Aldo Morales, MD, Boca Raton, FL A serendipitous stroll through the world of understanding how the brain works and those agents helpful in assisting optimal functioning.

    12:00 - 12:30 WRAP-UP