by Jon Tynjala, Esq. In 2022, at the request and invitation of the Minnesota Supreme Court, a team from the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Professional Regulation conducted a thorough review of the Minnesota Rules on Professional Responsibility (“Rules”) and issued its report to the Minnesota Supreme Court in September of that same year (“ABA Report”). The Report made several … [Read more...]
New Minnesota Mental Health CLE Rule: LCL is Ready to Serve
Effective July 1, 2024, each Minnesota lawyer “must report no fewer than 1 hour of approved courses in mental health and substance use in the legal profession and in the practice of law.[1]” This requirement does not add credits but includes the new category in the already required 45 credits. LCL has long offered programs which can qualify for other categories of credit, and we are prepared to … [Read more...]
Advancing Access and Equity: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)*
When she was ABA President, Paulette Brown spearheaded an implicit bias initiative and said, Implicit bias can be and is manifested toward those who suffer from mental health issues, depression, anxiety, and substance problems in our profession. Let’s review the data from the often-cited 2016 ABA/Hazelden study on mental health concerns: a fifth of lawyers drink in unhealthy ways, and 28% percent … [Read more...]