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Webinar: The Growing Concern of Substance Use and Abuse, Including THC, Amongst Lawyers
June 26 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
1 Participatory Competence-Prevention and Detection MCLE credit
In this compelling presentation, participants will learn prevention and detection competencies pertaining to drugs of abuse. Moreover, attendees will learn about the harmful effects of substance use and abuse, with special emphasis on THC use, in the legal profession. Mr. Dorst will explain why attorneys are vulnerable and how the structure and demands of the legal profession put each of us at special risk. For those working in this demanding, high-stakes profession, awareness of these risks is essential. Law firms, bar associations, and lawyer assistance programs and nonprofit corporations such as the Other Bar, may play an increasingly important role in educating attorneys about cannabis and other substance use, promoting early intervention, and supporting the well-being of those struggling with these issues.
Speakers: Erin Joyce, Greg Dorst
Non-Member Price
$75
Member Price
$55

Attorney Erin Joyce has extensive experience in State Bar investigations and disciplinary proceedings, plus over thirty years of civil litigation practice. Erin was admitted in 1990 and practiced for nearly eight years in an intellectual property boutique before joining the Office of Chief Trial Counsel as a prosecutor for the State Bar, from 1997 through 2016. Erin has over twenty-five years of experience handling all aspects of discipline cases against attorneys in State Bar Court, from the filing of the complaint through trial and review. She has personally tried dozens of State Bar trials and several appeals. Erin has a comprehensive understanding of how State Bar investigations and proceedings unfold. Before going into private practice, Erin served as Chief Special Investigator for the Los Angeles Fire Department, as a prosecutor for the State Bar of California, and as a lawyer for multiple private practices.

Greg Dorst was born in Fontana CA in 1955, the son steel mill parents. In 1973 he graduated from Chaffey High School and elected to attend Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, CA. By 1983 Greg had earned a law school degree from the University of La Verne College of Law and passed the California State Bar Exam.
As an attorney, Greg worked as a trial lawyer for the San Bernardino County Office of the District Attorney and as a private practitioner specializing in criminal defense and real estate litigation. In July of 1997, Greg stopped practicing law and began a new chapter in his life.
The year 2000 brought Certification as an Addiction Specialist and a career in the field of mental health and addiction. In 2004 Greg was selected to consult for the Other Bar, working with attorneys, judges and law students in need of help for substance abuse issues and mental health needs. Moreover, in 2009 Greg became the CEO of Social Science Services, Inc., providing treatment for concurrent substance use disorders and mental health concerns for men, women, women with children and special needs adults at various sites throughout the Inland Empire area.
Dovetailing with his work with the Other Bar, Greg is an Ordained Minister and Sr. Minister at Unity of Pasadena, bringing a wealth of spiritual knowledge and healing experience to those in need. In addition to the foregoing, Greg has written articles for publications across the wellness spectrum on physical, social, mental, emotional and spiritual awareness and wellness techniques. Greg was a founding member of the Attorney Wellness Committee for the California Lawyers Association.
We are committed to accessibility! Virtual events are equipped with closed captioning. To request an in-person accommodation, send us a note at accessibility@calawyers.org or contact us at 916-516-1760 for assistance.
