Washington, D.C, District of Columbia Jan 25, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - The Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC) and its Young Lawyers Section is honored to partner with leading national and local organizations including, among others, the American Psychiatric Association Foundation and its Center for Workplace Mental Health; the American Psychological Association; the Anxiety & Depression Association of America; the Yale Black Law Students Association; the DC Department of Behavioral Health; CHC: Creating Healthier Communities to present the 2025 Potomac River Bench & Bar Peak Performance and Mental Wellness Summit. This groundbreaking event will take place on Friday, March 21, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM (ET) at K&L Gates LLP, 1601 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20006. The BADC’s Rawle Andrews Jr., Esq. and Shirley Ann Higuchi, Esq. will serve as co-chairs for this event.
Distinguished Speakers and Panelists
The Summit will feature a distinguished group of Bench & Bar leaders and mental health professionals including the Hon. James E. Boasberg (Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia); Esther Lim, Esq. (Partner, Finnegan/past president, D.C. Bar); Lynn Bufka, PhD, ABPP (Head of Practice, American Psychological Association); the Hon. Donald M. Remy, Esq. (9th Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs); Jonathan Shepherd, MD (Chief Clinical Officer, D.C. Department of Behavioral Health); Brook Choulet, MD (American Psychiatric Association); Jean Accius, PhD (CEO, CHC: Creating Healthier Communities); GiShawn Mance, PhD (Asst. Prof., Psychology Dept., Howard University); and Mena Mirhom, MD, FAPA (American Psychiatric Association).
“The legal profession is well known for being demanding with its lofty expectations and heavy pressure to perform consistently at a high level. At the same time, mental health challenges within the profession often are overlooked or unaddressed. Our Summit presents a unique opportunity for the best of the best to come together in a multi disciplinary forum to discuss and debate the appropriate tools, tips, and resources to achieve peak performance, reduce burnout, and promote overall wellbeing within the legal profession,” said Rawle Andrews Jr., Esq., president of the BADC.
Summit Highlights and Learning Objectives
The Summit’s learning objectives will include: (1) defining and dealing with burnout and wellbeing; (2) understanding anxiety, depression, and substance use; (3) representing clients with mental illness, including serious mental illnesses (SMIs); (4) navigating the family caregiver’s burden as a legal professional; (5) developing lifestyle techniques to promote wellbeing and peak performance; (6) neurodivergence, disabilities & the law; and (7) understanding microaggressions, imposter syndrome & John Henryism.
Legal professionals and health care professionals are encouraged to register by March 7, 2025. To learn more: https://bit.ly/apafsummit25
About Bar Association of DC
Founded on May 23, 1871, The Bar Association of the District of Columbia (@badc1871) is the 1st bar association in the District and the 3rd oldest bar association in the United States. The BADC is a voluntary bar association. Its members participate in various volunteer committees and sections including the Young Lawyers Section (YLS), the Intellectual Property (IP) Section, the Bankruptcy & Restructuring Section, and over 20 practice area committees. Join us at www.badc.org.
Media Contact
Rawle Andrews Jr. Esq., President / Bar Association District of Columbia staff@badc.org http://www.badc.org
