TBA's Women in the Profession Committee welcomes Erin Lynch and Lauren Castor with the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP). Erin and Lauren will discuss the nuts and bolts of TLAP and ways the program can be a valuable resource to Tennessee attorneys.

The Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP) was established by Rule 33 of the Tennessee Supreme Court in January 1999 in order to protect the public, assist members of the profession, and educate the bench and bar. In this presentation, TLAP’s clinical staff, Lauren Castor, MS, and Erin Lynch, EdM, MA, will provide an overview of TLAP’s mission and how its confidential clinical services help support members of the legal profession struggling with a mental health concerns, substance use disorders, and other behavioral difficulties. Participants will also learn how to support other professionals in receiving help from TLAP, while fully upholding the anonymity and confidentiality of both the people who are referred to us and those who refer them.