1.0 Hour Wellness Competence

Law practice can be grueling. The work can be intense, and the hours, long. Stress is inevitable, but with a systematic and comprehensive wellness program, with regular hiking as the foundation, manageable.

This will be a moderate 6-mile loop, starting/ending at Lands End, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. From Lands End, we will continue to Sea Cliff, Baker Beach, the Presidio, and the inner/outer Richmond District. We will stop for a quick lunch along the route, at Gordo’s Taqueria, on Clement Street.  

We will discuss practical strategies for managing mental health, stress, and overall well-being that are tailored to the legal profession, focusing on physical and professional health. Hiking and other structured social exercise activities, engaged in regularly and with intention, can form the foundation for a positive work-life balance, increase self-awareness and self-regulation, protect against attorney stress, and stimulate creativity and initiative both inside and outside a law practice. Program materials will be distributed to participants.

Speaker: John Pavolotsky

John Pavolotsky has hiked San Francisco Bay Area trails for the past 30 years and is passionate about attorney wellness. He is also the immediate past chair of the IP Section of the California Lawyers Association. In June 2021 John founded the Peninsula Hiking Club (https://calawyers.org/intellectual-property-law/covid-born-cla-hiking-group-marches-on-for-wellness/) and has been leading groups on monthly hikes, including San Francisco, since then.

Registration Information: Free for Member and Non-Members.

Essential Information: Please bring water (at least 40 fluid ounces), snacks, trail shoes, hat, and sunblock. This hike is family and dog-friendly. Hiking can be a rigorous activity, with injury possible. By signing up, you understand and acknowledge the foregoing.

Pre-Registration Deadline: The deadline to pre-register is Friday, December 20, 2024.

Special Assistance: For special assistance, please call (916) 516-1746.

Questions: For registration information, call (916) 516-1757. Telephone registrations will not be accepted. For program content and/or Section information call (916) 516-1746. If there are questions about this program, including carpooling, please contact John Pavolotsky at john.pavolotsky@stoel.com.