Agenda

40th Annual Judges and Attorneys Substance Abuse and Ethics Seminar
Friday, December 15, 2023 | Registration Open

 

8:25 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.         Welcome and Introductions

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.       40 Years of Substance Abuse and the Latest Substance Abuse Epidemic (1.5hr)
Speakers:
John Magill, Former State Director, SC Department of Mental Health
Capers Barr, III, Lawyer, Barr, Unger & McIntosh, LLC
Thomas Lewis, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, MUSC


10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.     Mid-Morning Break


10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.     Panel Discussion: Working with Individuals who have Dual Diagnoses: What Does this Mean and How Can We Help? (1hr)
Speakers:
Joshua Smith, Ph.D., Associate Professor, MUSC
Margaret Garrett, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
Jennifer Brush, Executive Director, Charleston Dorchester Mental Health Center 


11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.     Personal Substance Abuse and the Effect on the Lawyer or a Practice: Case Studies (1hr)
Speaker:
Ronald L Richter Jr., Esq., Founder / Partner, Bland Richter LLP
 

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.       Lunch Break


1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.        State-wide Resources for Mental Health and Substance Use (1.5hr)
Speakers:
Sarah Goldsby, State Director, SC Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
Robert DuPont, System Administrative Officer – Mental Health, MUSC Health
Deborah Blalock, Chief Deputy Director, SC Department of Mental Health

 
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.         Afternoon Break


3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.         Importance of Sleep/Lawyers Helping Lawyers (1.5hr)
Speakers:
Michael W. Abro, J.D., Ed.S., Education and Outreach Coordinator, Lawyers Helping Lawyers
Beth Padgett. Co-Director, Lawyers Helping Lawyers
Allison Wilkerson, PhD, DBSM, Associate Professor, Clinical Director, Sleep and Anxiety Treatment and Research Program, MUSC


4:30 p.m.                            Closing Remarks and Adjourn