Lawyer Well-Being

The Massachusetts Bar Association's Lawyer Well-Being Committee has created a Lawyer Well-Being page to support member well-being.

Lawyer Well-Being Resources

The Massachusetts Lawyer Well-Being Committee has compiled a diverse and broad range of resources to maintain and improve the well-being of members of the legal community. Click here to find resources for topics including anxiety, domestic violence, parental resources, staying mentally healthy, stress, substance use disorder, suicide and trauma.

March Mindfulness

Join the Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyer Well-being Committee for a month-long mindfulness program focusing on weekly mind and body exercises to support member wellness.

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Realizing Your True Potential: An Evening with The Performance Whisperer, George Mumford, and Local Attorneys, May 9, 2024

Hosted by the SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being, the Institute for Well-Being in Law, the Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, and the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts

This special program featured George Mumford, a.k.a. The Performance Whisperer, a globally recognized speaker, teacher, person in long-term recovery, and pioneer in sports psychology and performance. In this keynote address, George was interviewed by SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being member Marianne LeBlanc (Sugarman and Sugarman, P.C.).

The keynote address was followed by a panel discussion among lawyers and lawyer-athletes.

Click here to view the program from May 9, 2024.

Court-related Resources

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee for Lawyers Well-Being: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee for Lawyers Well-Being was established by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court to help all Massachusetts lawyers achieve a healthy, positive, and productive balance of work, personal life, and health. Offers resources and reports.

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers: Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL) Provides assessment and consultation for addiction, substance use disorders, mental health concerns, and law office management, which can often be negatively impacted by these conditions. LCL’s services are free to students, lawyers, judges, and members of the legal community. Offers resources and events.

Reporting Incidents of Racial Injustice in the Massachusetts Courts: The Trial Court set up a new way to report racial injustice experienced in the courts. The email address, and hotline number, (617) 878-0411, are for anyone to use if they believe they or someone they know has been treated in a manner that is disrespectful, hostile or harassing in the Massachusetts courts.

The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: A Toolkit for Bar Associations in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Bar Association and the SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being are excited to introduce The Path to Lawyer Well-Being: A Toolkit for Bar Associations in Massachusetts.

The Toolkit, which was created in partnership between the MBA Lawyer Well-Being Committee (chaired by MBA Past President Grace Garcia and Marianne LeBlanc) and the SJC Standing Committee, provides extensive resources for individuals, employers and organizations within our legal community to help them attain greater success in achieving a healthy, positive and productive balance of work, personal life and wellness.

It also provides sample well-being educational programs with an index of local speakers, in addition to extensive resources on mental health, substance use and addiction, and tools for thriving.

The Toolkit is available on this MBA Health & Well-Being webpage, and the SJC Standing Committee’s webpage, and will be updated regularly so that it remains a vital resource for the community.

Please direct any feedback and suggestions to Amanda Rowan.

View the Toolkit

MBA Lawyer Well-Being Committee

VISION STATEMENT: Our vision is that of a healthy, sustainable, inclusive legal profession in which each member of the legal community thrives in all aspects of their well-being. As a committee, we seek to lead in the well-being movement by improving the legal culture and supporting individual well-being; we seek to provide resources, education, and advocacy toward developing a healthy and positive legal culture, one that embraces and nurtures diversity, equity and inclusion as essential thereto; and we seek to destigmatize people’s experiences with substance use disorders and behavioral health issues by promoting help-seeking behaviors. In so doing, the Committee will assist members of the legal community to prioritize all aspects of their individual well-being, which in turn will benefit themselves, their clients, their employers, and the profession.

Click here to review the current MBA Lawyer Well-Being committee members.
Click here to view the MBA's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion resources.

Lawyer Well-Being