Please watch this page for resources and updates
Our attorney counselors are available to help you. Please call us at 503.226.1057 or reach us by email.
- 32nd Annual Attorney Dinner Celebrating Recovery: The dinner has been moved from Friday, May 15, 2020 to Friday, October 2, 2020. If you have any questions, please contact Doug Querin, at douglasq@oaap.org, or Bryan Welch at bryanw@oaap.org.
- Thriving Today: The OAAP has a new blog! Scroll down (or click here) to read our posts, including tips and resources for enhancing your well-being.
About the OAAP
The Oregon Attorney Assistance Program (OAAP) provides CONFIDENTIAL and free counseling assistance to lawyers, judges, and law students. We can help with your concerns about your well-being, or the well-being of someone you care about. We offer short-term individual counseling, referral to other resources when appropriate, support groups, workshops, CLEs, and educational programs.
Each OAAP attorney counselor is both a lawyer and a counselor. Our experiences as practicing lawyers give us a strong foundation for understanding the situations that you face. Our training and experience as counselors provide us with the ability to listen and help you navigate toward solutions.
Confidential Assistance
Completely confidential
Thriving Today Blog
Getting Unstuck from in the Uncertain Place
Living in the “place between no longer and not yet” (a phrase coined by Victor Turner, anthropologist, writer) can make us feel stuck. We all find...
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The Best 12 Minutes of My Day
The other day I was checking out our new OAAP blog, Thriving Today, to re-familiarize myself with the topics and the resources about which we had...
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Oregon Legal Community Acts Kindly: The Icing on the Cake to Lawyer Well-Being Week
Hello everyone, When the OAAP embarked on our first endeavor to celebrate lawyer well-being week, we did not know what would unfold. What we...
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Our Attorney Counselors
Shari R. Pearlman (Gregory)
Douglas S. Querin
Kyra Hazilla
Bryan R. Welch
Karen A. Neri
Upcoming Events
- 05 Jun '20June 5 @ 12:30 pm June 5 @ 1:30 pm520 SW Yamhill Street, Suite 1050
Portland, OR 97204 - 08 Jun '20June 8 @ 5:30 pm June 8 @ 6:30 pm520 SW Yamhill Street, Suite 1050
Portland, OR 97204 - 10 Jun '20June 10 @ 12:30 pm June 10 @ 1:30 pm520 SW Yamhill Street, Suite 1050
Portland, OR 97204
Featured Events
Highlighted Events
ADHD Peer Support Group
The OAAP facilitates a monthly peer support group for lawyers with ADHD. The group meets the first Wednesday of each month and focuses on the successes and challenges of practicing law with ADHD. Pre-registration is required. If interested, contact Bryan Welch at bryanw@oaap.org.
Articles
OAAP Statement to the Community about Groups and CLEs
We are sending this notice to let you know about OAAP groups, CLEs, and...
Read moreLawyer Well-Being Week
When our professional and organizational cultures support our...
Read moreThe Introvert Lawyer’s Guide to Networking
A few years ago, a meme that I found hilarious circulated the internet...
Read morePerspectives: Lawyers and Marijuana
We recently had the opportunity to talk with some lawyers who agreed to...
Read moreOREGON LAWYERS’ CONFERENCE ROOM
The PLF/OAAP cares about the safety and health of our community. We have decided to temporarily close the Oregon Lawyers’ Conference Room through the Month of June, 2020. We are sorry for any inconveniences that this causes you. If you feel you need practice management assistance please call the PLF at 503.639.6911. If you would like to speak to an attorney counselor at the Oregon Attorney Assistance Program, please call 503.226.1057. Please note that protocols can change and future appointments may be affected. Please watch this space for updates.
OLAF
The Oregon Lawyer Assistance Foundation (OLAF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that has been formed to provide financial need-based grants and loans to Oregon lawyers to defray some or all of the expense of treatment for alcoholism, chemical dependency, mental health issues, or other impairment. OLAF assists lawyers who access the Oregon Attorney Assistance Program (OAAP) and who are unable to pay for the treatment they need. (Treatment is outside the scope of services offered by the OAAP.) Lawyers who need OLAF’s financial assistance can apply for a loan or grant through the Oregon Attorney Assistance Program.
Your donations to OLAF make a difference in the lives of Oregon lawyers who are suffering with an illness they cannot afford to treat.
Event Highlight
12th Annual OAAP and OWLS Women Lawyers Retreat
We are looking forward to our 12th Annual Women’s Wellness Retreat for Lawyers on April 5 & 6, 2019 at the Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton, Oregon. Our theme is Transforming Ourselves through Self-Compassion and Creativity.
Throughout the retreat we will enjoy plenty of relaxation, wonderful food, and free time to explore the gardens, enjoy a massage, swim, or soak in the hot tub. As always, we will be applying for CLE credits and anticipate engaging and informative speakers.
New Group Opportunity
Trans Law Professionals Peer Support Group
The OAAP is pleased to offer a biweekly evening peer support group. This inclusive group is open to all transgender, trans-questioning, nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, and intersex judges, lawyers, law students, and legal professionals and will be facilitated by Kyra Hazilla, JD, LCSW.
For more information or to join this group, please set up a meeting with Kyra Hazilla, at 503-226-1057, ext. 13, or at kyrah@oaap.org. There is no fee, but advance registration is required as space is limited.