Mental Health and Attorney Misconduct

Mr. O'Donnell begins this course by examining the lurking dangers when inquiring about an attorney's mental health. He discusses multiple real-life cases of lawyers facing mental health problems and how they affected their relationships with their clients and their overall professional careers. Furthermore, Mr. O'Donnell analyzes what constitutes professional misconduct for lawyers, according to the ABA Model Rule 8.4: Misconduct. He also goes through how a lawyer shall act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client, according to ABA Model Rules Rule 1.3: Diligence. This is a relevant and informative course for any attorney.