Many attorneys, across various practice settings, have encountered at least one unhealthy or toxic workplace setting. This CLE is designed to unmask the experience and set forth how those experiences can negatively impact us and our ethical obligations to our clients. This CLE is designed to talk about the most common communication patterns, acts, and slights that might undermine an attorney’s psychological safety and erode trust and ethical judgment in result. We’ll talk about the zone of tolerance and how toxic work environments may result in us getting stuck in hyper or hypo-aroused states and thus, make it hard for us to get our work done. This CLE will talk about strategies to minimize the harm of working in such a setting, how to set and enforce communication boundaries, and how to engage in self-care when you feel under attack. Services offered by and through LCL will be discussed as a viable strategy to get through difficult times with adequate support. (One standard credit applied for)