Category: CLE, Alternative Dispute Resolution (CLE), Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor (CLE), Business & Corporations (CLE), Commercial & Consumer Law (CLE), Constitutional Law (CLE), Criminal Law (CLE), Education Law (CLE), Elder Law (CLE), Employment and Labor Law (CLE), Environmental Law (CLE), Ethics and Professionalism (CLE), Family Law (CLE), Government Law (CLE), Health Law (CLE), Intellectual Property Law (CLE), International Law (CLE), Law Practice Management (CLE), Litigation (CLE), Real Property Law (CLE), Taxation (CLE), Tort Law (CLE), Trusts, Wills & Estates (CLE) (show less)
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This class is not eligible for D.C. Bar CLE Passport use!
Credits: 1.0 ethics & professionalism credit hour (Note: While this class does not qualify for Virginia ethics & professionalism credit, it does qualify for Virginia well-being credit. This class may also qualify for well-being credit or substance use disorders and mental health credit in other jurisdictions having such requirements.)
Description: Trauma is present in nearly every practice area including family, civil, criminal, employment, immigration, housing, education, and even commercial disputes. Yet most attorneys have never been trained in how trauma affects memory, communication, decision-making, client engagement, or litigation strategy.
This new and insightful class provides a practical, accessible framework for trauma-informed legal practice. You will leave with strategies for the following and more:
- Conducting trauma-informed client intakes and interviews
- Understanding trauma’s impact on memory and behavior
- Gathering essential facts while avoiding inadvertent re-traumatization
- Integrating trauma-informed practices into discovery, negotiation, and hearings
- Supporting your own well-being when dealing with emotionally heavy subject matter
- Communicating clearly, ethically, and effectively with clients experiencing dysregulation or crisis
Designed for attorneys in any discipline, this class covers how trauma shows up in clients, witnesses, opposing parties, and even in ourselves as practitioners. Learn concrete skills to improve communication, strengthen advocacy, reduce harm, and navigate emotionally charged cases with professionalism and confidence.
Faculty: Lindsay Lieberman, Lindsay Lieberman Law & Consulting
Fees: $39 D.C. Bar Communities Members, $49 D.C. Bar Members, $59 Government and Nonprofit Attorneys, and $79 Others
The D.C. Bar CLE Program now offers discounted group registration rates! For more information, contact the CLE Office at CLE@dcbar.org or 202-626-3488.
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