Lawyer Assistance Programs

business meetingSea Of Sharks Recovery is dedicated to helping legal professionals and other overcome addiction to drugs and alcohol and to address mental health issues that interfere with living a healthy and hope-filled life.

Successful recovery is an ongoing process that benefits from the support of other organizations over the lifetime of the individual and his/her family.The following are a list of lawyer assistance program resources for the individual and the family:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-TALK (8255), National, Toll-Free, 24 Hours
State & Local Lawyer Assistance Programs

National Helpline for Lawyers

1-866-LAW-LAPS

National Helpline for Judges Helping Judges

1-800-219-6474

National Resources

Economic Recovery Resources

Law Student ListServ

CoLAP maintains a confidential listserv for recovering law students. If you are interested in joining this group, contact Niki Irish at nirish@dcbar.org.The International Lawyers in Alcoholics Anonymous (ILAA) holds online meetings each Monday at 8:00 p.m and 10:00 p.m. EST. Click here to join.

ALABAMA

Lawyer Assistance Program

334-834-7576

E-mail

ALASKA

Lawyers Assistance Committee

907-264-0401

E-mail

ARIZONA

Member Assistance Program

602-340-7334

24 Hour Crisis Line 800-681-3057

ARKANSAS

Arkansas Judges & Lawyers Assistance Program (Arkansas JLAP)

501-907-2529

E-mail

CALIFORNIA

State Bar of California LAP

Toll-free 877-LAP 4 HELP

E-mail

 

The Other Bar

415-482-9500

800-222-0767

E-mail

COLORADO

Colorado Lawyer Assistance Program

Toll Free: 855-208-1168

Main number: 303-986-3345

Cell: 303-906-2940

E-mail

CONNECTICUT

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers

860-563-4900

E-mail

DELAWARE

Delaware Lawyers Assistance Program (DE-LAP)

302-777-0124 or 877-24DELAP

E-mail

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

DC Bar Lawyer Assistance Program 

202-347-3131 9:00 – 5:00 and answering machine

E-mail

FLORIDA

Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc.

800-282-8981 (National) 24 hours

E-mail

GEORGIA

Georgia Lawyer Assistance Program

Helpline: 800-728-9444

E-mail

HAWAII

Hawaii Attorneys and Judges Assistance Program

(808) 531-2880

E-mail

IDAHO

Idaho Lawyer Assistance Program

208-334-4500

E-mail

ILLINOIS

Lawyers’ Assistance Program, Inc.

Office: 312-726-6607 or 800-LAP-1233

Downstate Office: 618-462-4397 or 800-LAP-1233

Chicago E-mail

Downstate E-mail

INDIANA

Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program

866-428-5527 (JLAP) or 317-833-0370

E-mail

IOWA

Lawyers Helping Lawyers

800-243-1533

E-mail

KANSAS

Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program

888-342-9080

E-mail

KENTUCKY

Kentucky Lawyers Assistance Program (KYLAP)

859-221-0806

Cell (Confidential)866-364-7254

Fax502-564-3795, ext. 265 KBA

E-mail

LOUISIANA

Lawyers’ Assistance Program

866-354-9334 24 hours

E-mail

MAINE

Maine Assistance Program for Lawyers & Judges

1-800-530-4627

E-mail

MARYLAND

Lawyer Assistance Program

410-685-7878 Ext. 3041 & 3042 – 24 hours

800-492-1964

E-mail 1 or E-mail 2

MASSACHUSETTS

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, Inc.

617-482-9600 or 800-525-0210

E-mail

MICHIGAN

Lawyers & Judges Assistance Program

517-346-6348

800-996-5522

E-mail

MINESOTA

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers

651-646-5590

E-mail

MISSISSIPPI

Lawyers and Judges Assistance Program

800-593-977724 hour confidential hotline

E-mail

MISSOURI

Lawyers’ Assistance Program

800-688-7859 24 hours & answering service

573-638-2262

E-mail

MONTANA

Lawyer Assistance Program

888-385-9119 OR 406-683-6525

E-mail

NEBRASKA

Nebraska Lawyers Assistance Programs

402-475-6527

E-mail

NEVADA

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers

775-322-2154

866-866-3211

NEW HAMPSHIRE

New Hampshire Lawyers Assistance Program

Hotline 877-224-6060

E-mail

NEW JERSEY

Lawyers Assistance Program

800-246-5527 24 hours

E-mail

NEW MEXICO

Lawyers and Judges Assistance Program

505-797-6003

800-860-4914 (24-hr)

E-mail

NEW YORK

Lawyer Assistance Program

800-255-0569 24 hours (Nationwide)

E-mail

 

Nassau County Bar Association LAP

516-747-4070

888-408-6222

E-mail

 

LAP related resource in New York

New York Lawyer Assistance Trust

518-285-4545

NEW YORK CITY

New York City Lawyer Assistance Program

212-302-5787 24 Hours

E-mail

NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina Lawyer Assistance Program

740-892-5699 or 919-828-6425

E-mail

BarCARES of North Carolina

1-800-640-0735

E-mail

NORTH DAKOTA

State Bar of North Dakota

701-255-1404

E-mail

OHIO

Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program, Inc.

800-348-4343 24 hours

E-mail

OKLAHOMA

Lawyers Helping Lawyers

800-364-7886

OREGON

Oregon Attorney Assistance Program

503-226-1057

E-mail

PENNSYLVANIA

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers Helpline

888-999-1941

Office Number 800-335-2572

E-mail

RHODE ISLAND

Confidential Assistance Program

401-421-5740

E-mail

SOUTH CAROLINA

Lawyers Helping Lawyers

866-545-9590

E-mail

SOUTH DAKOTA

Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers

605-624-4449

E-mail

TENNESSEE

Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program

877-424-8527

E-mail

TEXAS

Texas Lawyers Assistance Program

800-343-8527

Voice Mail 512-463-1453

E-mail

UTAH

Lawyers Helping Lawyers

Local Phone: 801-579-0404

Toll Free: 800-530-3743

E-mail

VERMONT

Lawyer Assistance Program

802-773-9109 ext. 21

E-mail

VIRGINIA

Lawyers Helping Lawyers

877-LHL-INVA (877-545-4682)

Confidential Voice Mail 804-644-3212

E-mail

WASHINGTON

Lawyers Assistance Program

206-727-8265

E-mail

WEST VIRGINIA

Lawyers Assistance Program

304-231-0441

E-mail

WISCONSIN

Lawyers Assistance Program

800-543-2625 (24/7 helpline)

E-mail

WYOMING

Wyoming State Bar

307-778-7663


CANADA

Alberta Lawyers’ Assistance Society

Professional Help: 1-877-498-6898

E-mail

 

British Columbia Lawyers Assistance Program

604-685-2171 or 888-685-2171

E-mail

 

Legal Profession Assistance Conference of the Canadian Bar Association (LPAC)

800-667-5722

E-mail

 

Ontario Lawyers’ Assistance Program

416-214-1740 or 877-576-6227

E-mail

Quebec Bar Association

PAMBA Lawyers Association

514-286-0831

E-mailSaskatchewan Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers

For 24 hour Confidential service: (800) 780-5256

Regina: 306-757-6130 OR Saskatoon: 306-978-4466

PUERTO RICO

Committee for Lawyer Affairs

809-751-2705

VIRGIN ISLANDS

Lawyer Assistance Committee

340-773-4150

E-mail

ENGLAND/WALES/SCOTLAND

LawCare

011-44-1273 461861

E-mail