Patrick Krill
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Stress definitely plays a role. -
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Focus on these thoughts: 'This is not the end of the world, and we will get through this.' 
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This is incredibly problematic.
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BiglawThat Loneliness You Feel As A Lawyer? That's Real, And It's Crushing
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BiglawBiglaw's Big Problem With Mental Health And Substance Abuse
Try as they might, Biglaw firms can no longer ignore these problems. -
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Far too many lawyers and legal professionals have suffered in silence for far too long. It's time to do something about it. -
BiglawIs Biglaw's Drinking Culture Making Sexual Harassment Problems Worse?
Fueled by booze, these lawyers sometimes cross professional lines in terms of workplace sexual harassment. -
Books, Health / WellnessHow Dare You Send Me A Book On Addiction! Do You Think I Have A Problem?
Lawyer well-being is becoming a mainstream priority, and Brian Cuban wants to help break the stigma of addiction. 
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Biglaw, Health / WellnessWhy Lawyers Fear Seeing Therapists, And Why We Should Do It Anyway
Seeing a therapist is to acknowledge that you are human. -
Biglaw, Health / WellnessSome Law Firms Try To 'Eliminate Stigma' From Attorneys Struggling With Mental-Health Issues
When will law firms begin to offer the help their attorneys so desperately need? -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 08.12.16
* I climbed the Republican presidential nominee’s building using suction cups and all I got were these lousy handcuffs: Stephen Rogata, the Virginia teenager who attempted to scale Trump Tower earlier this week, has been criminally charged with reckless endangerment and trespassing. [New York Times]
* “We adopt policy that will be beneficial to all lawyers — we don’t adopt things just to be politically correct.” Many attorneys are up in arms about the new ABA professional conduct rule which prohibits discriminating against and harassing colleagues during the practice of law, but it was something that needed to happen. [Big Law Business]
* Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid has predicted “with some degree of credibility” that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will nominate Judge Merrick Garland if she wins the White House this fall. He doesn’t think Clinton will “rock the boat” with a new pick for Donald Trump’s “minions” to block. [Associated Press]
* Given the fact that 36.4 percent of lawyers surveyed qualified themselves as problem drinkers, attorney-counselor Patrick Krill has opened a consulting firm that will cater specifically to law firms, providing assistance for lawyers dealing with addiction and mental health issues. If you need help, please seek it out. [Law.com via ABA Journal]
* Who are 11 of the most successful graduates of Stanford Law School? Two are SCOTUS justices, one is a former Ninth Circuit judge, one is the executive director of the ACLU, four are business executives (one of whom invented “revenge litigation finance” to sue Gawker into bankruptcy), and the rest are public figures in politics. [Business Insider]
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