Why ignoring workplace mental health is a professional liability that threatens your competence and ethical standing.
Burnout and mental health concerns within the legal profession continue to present significant implications for attorney competence, professional responsibility, and organizational risk management. As law firms and corporate legal departments increasingly address issues related to attorney impairment, supervision obligations, and workplace conduct, legal professionals must understand how these challenges intersect with ethical duties, internal governance, and compliance frameworks.
In this CLE webinar, Miriam Benor, Director of Attorney Coaching at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, and Michelle Greer Galloway, Of Counsel at Cooley LLP, will provide a practical discussion on how burnout and mental health challenges affect legal practice environments. The program will examine attorney wellness through the lens of professional responsibility, firm management obligations, and organizational risk mitigation strategies applicable to law firms and corporate legal departments.
Attendees will explore legal and ethical considerations arising from unmanaged attorney burnout and impairment risks, review internal policy and supervisory frameworks that support compliance with professional conduct rules, and examine practical approaches to addressing attorney well-being while maintaining competency, ethical obligations, and operational effectiveness.
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Director of Attorney Coaching at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Miriam Benor is the Director of Attorney Coaching at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP where she provides individualized coaching, facilitates group forums, and delivers original presentations on a wide variety of professional development and legal industry topics. She began her career as a complex commercial litigator and later became the Associate Director of Career Development at Pepperdine University School of Law, before joining Pillsbury in 2017 as the Manager of Talent Development. She frequently presents original-content presentations at conferences, universities, and corporate offices. Miriam received her coaching training and certification from the Coaches Training Institute and earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her B.A., summa cum laude, in Psychology from Columbia University.
Of Counsel at Cooley LLP
Michelle Greer Galloway is Of Counsel in Cooley’s Litigation Department and IP Group, where she represents clients in patent litigation and counsels companies and individuals on leadership and management matters. She teaches a course in Leadership and Influence Skills at Stanford Law School and teaches courses in patent litigation and presenting scientific evidence at Santa Clara University School of Law. She is a frequent CLE speaker in specialty credit areas, combining her 30+ years of experience, research regarding neuroscience, and humor to provide practical strategies for working on high-performing legal teams.
