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1.0 CLE Credit

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Laurie Besden and Tracy Kepler examine how impairment affects competence, ethics, and professional responsibility, while providing practical strategies to recognize warning signs, support colleagues, and build healthier, more sustainable legal careers.

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Meet Laurie

Executive Director
Laurie Besden is the Executive Director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania, Inc. (“LCL”). Since 2011, she has served as LCL’s Deputy Executive Director overseeing LCL’s operations and serving as the primary contact for intervention requests, expanding LCL’s law school outreach, and increasing LCL’s presence within the organized Bench and Bar. As the newly appointed Executive Director, Ms. Besden is now responsible for LCL’s administrative and financial operations as well as Judges Concerned for Judges (judges’ assistance program).
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Meet Tracy

Risk Control Director

Tracy L. Kepler is a Risk Control Director for CNA’s Lawyers Insurance Program. In this role, she designs and develops content and distribution of risk control initiatives relevant to the practice of law. Professor Kepler lectures frequently at CNA-sponsored events and at state and local bar associations and national seminars hosted by industry-leading organizations. She also writes articles focusing on law firm risk control and professional responsibility issues.

Meet Tracy

Risk Control Director

Tracy L. Kepler is a Risk Control Director for CNA’s Lawyers Insurance Program. In this role, she designs and develops content and distribution of risk control initiatives relevant to the practice of law. Professor Kepler lectures frequently at CNA-sponsored events and at state and local bar associations and national seminars hosted by industry-leading organizations. She also writes articles focusing on law firm risk control and professional responsibility issues.

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By the end of this Continuing Legal Education course, participants will earn 1.0 MCLE credit and possess a deeper understanding of how impairment affects attorney competence, ethics, and professional responsibility. Participants will be equipped to recognize warning signs, address barriers to seeking help, support colleagues effectively, and foster healthier workplace cultures that promote well-being and early intervention.

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