Today I have the honor of interviewing Daniel Lukasik, a distinguished attorney and the creator of the very cool website LawyersWithDepression.com. Daniel also writes the Lawyers With Depression blog, which covers a range of …
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I have a friend who is an attorney with a small (under 15) case load that is not able to function; some cases my friend can’t even remember things about, others my friend is just a nervous wreck about. Some of the cases were never started though clients paid retainers; others are approaching trial and my friend is fearing the worst for all. I’ve contacted the ethics line in CA but the only idea is to withdraw ASAP, or find some attorney to associate in. My friend is afraid and unable to do anything. To make matters worse, there is an imminent foreclosure and no money to even set up someplace to work even if things were better. Do you know any resources for attorneys who really are on the brink?
Daniel recently contacted me to inform me of some important updates, which I pass along to you:
There was an important article in last week’s National Law Journal about my work and the documentary, “A Terrible Melancholy: Depression in the Legal Profession” I’ve just completed. Here’s the link: http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202475297768 You can view the trailer of the film in the article. The film features 4 lawyers and 1 judge talking about their depression, experts on depression and Josha Wolf Shenk, author of the best-selling book, “Lincoln’s Melancholy: How Depression Fueled A Presidency to Greatness.” You can also go to my website http://www.lawyerwithdepression.com to view the trailer.
I also started a blog one year ago about stress, anxiety, depression and finding meaning. Here’s a link to my current blog article: http://www.lawyerswithdepression.wordpress.com. It’s about how depression begins in law school. According to studies, between 20% to 40% of law students struggle with depression at some point in the law school experience. That equates to a whopping 30,000 to 60,000 out of this country’s 150,000 law students.