Recognizing Cognitive Decline in the Legal Profession: Ethical Obligations, Practice Guidance, and Finding Support

This one-hour CLE program provides the option to attend in person or virtually on Zoom. The program offers 1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice.
Ethical Obligations of Legal Employers
• Ethical obligations
• Reasonable accommodation
• Importance of and need for succession planning
Law Office Closings
• Comment on Presentation
• How to prepare your practice
LAP Services and Supports
Speakers:
• Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Esq., Executive Partner – Director of Mental Health Law Practice, Abrams Fensterman, LLC
• M. Kathryn Meng, Esq., Founder and Managing Partner, Meng & Reznak, PC
• Elizabeth Eckhardt, LCSW, PhD, Director, Nassau County Bar Association Lawyer Assistance Program
- October 28, 2025
- 5:30 PM
- 6:30 PM
- 0.5
- 0.5
- 1.0
- Long Island
- Virtual Participation
- Nassau County Bar Association
15th & West Streets
Mineola, NY 11501
Agenda
5:30 p.m. - 5:35 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction of Speakers
Stacey Whiteley, Director, Lawyer Assistance Program, New York State Bar Association
5:35 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Ethical Obligations of Legal Employers
• Ethical obligations
• Reasonable accommodation
• Importance of and need for succession planning
Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Esq., Executive Partner - Director of Mental Health Law Practice, Abrams Fensterman, LLC
0.5 Credit in Ethics and Professionalism
6:00 pm. – 6:25p.m.
Law Office Closings
• Comment on Presentation
• How to prepare your practice
M. Kathryn Meng, Esq., Founder and Managing Partner, Meng & Reznak, PC
0.5 Credit in Law Practice Management
6:25 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
LAP Services and Supports
Elizabeth Eckhardt, LCSW, PhD, Director, Nassau County Bar Association Lawyer Assistance Program
No CLE Credit
- Carolyn Reinach Wolf, Esq., Abrams Fensterman LLP
- M. Kathryn Meng, Esq., Meng & Reznak, PC
- Elizabeth Eckhardt, LCSW, PhD, Nassau County Bar Association, Inc.
- Hybrid
- 0QH23
- Lawyer Assistance Committee
- Committee on Law Practice Management
- Committee on Continuing Legal Education

