State Makes Path Easier For Lawyers With Mental Health History

Elizabeth Prewitt PACEsConnection writer 5/27/1412:00 AM

Lawyers with a history of being treated for mental illness could find it easier to practice in Connecticut after what some say was an overdue change in questions posed to applicants to the bar.

The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee recently decided to focus on an applicant's past conduct rather than mental-health condition starting next year.

"Since the Americans With Disabilities Act was passed, we have taken very seriously the requirements of that law and tried to balance it with the role of the bar examining committee to determine that applicants have the requisite current fitness to practice law," said CBEC Chair Anne Dranginis, a former Superior Court judge and practicing lawyer.

http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-lawyers-mental-health-20140523,0,2707822.story

Additional information on the need to educate law students and lawyers about the symptoms of depression and about suicide is available through the David Nee Foundation: http://www.daveneefoundation.com

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