Managing Difficult Clients and Colleagues: Protecting Your Mental Health and Well-Being

You've read the articles about lawyer burnout. You know you're supposed to "set boundaries" and "practice self-care." But when that client calls at 9 PM or that colleague undermines you in a meeting, those tips don't help. You need strategies that work in the real world of legal practice.
This program cuts through the generic wellness advice to reveal what actually works when dealing with difficult people. Using psychological frameworks from executive coaching and real-world experience managing panic attacks and ADHD in legal practice, you'll learn how to protect your mental health while maintaining professional relationships. No theory, just practical tools you can use Monday morning.
Speaker: Doug Brown, J.D., The Law Firm Leadership Coach and Chief Learning Officer, Summit Success, LLC
- March 24, 2026
- 1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
- 1.0
- 1.0
- Virtual Participation
1:00 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction
1:05 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.
You've read the articles about lawyer burnout. You know you're supposed to "set boundaries" and "practice self-care." But when that client calls at 9 PM or that colleague undermines you in a meeting, those tips don't help. You need strategies that work in the real world of legal practice.
This program cuts through the generic wellness advice to reveal what actually works when dealing with difficult people. Using psychological frameworks from executive coaching and real-world experience managing panic attacks and ADHD in legal practice, you'll learn how to protect your mental health while maintaining professional relationships. No theory, just practical tools you can use Monday morning.
Speaker:
Doug Brown, J.D.,
The Law Firm Leadership Coach and Chief Learning Officer
Summit Success, LLC
1.0 Credit in Law Practice Management
1:55 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
- Doug Brown, JD, Summit Success International
- Webinar
- 0QL11
- Committee on Attorney Well-Being
- Committee on Continuing Legal Education

