{"id":285,"date":"2025-10-10T07:37:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/?page_id=285"},"modified":"2025-10-10T13:55:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:55:57","slug":"cle-uplift-and-uphold-10-11-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/upcoming-events\/cle-uplift-and-uphold-10-11-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Uplift &#038; Uphold \u2013 Mental Health, Addiction Recovery, and the Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"event-hero\" style=\"padding: 1.5rem 0 1.5rem;\">\n<h1 class=\"hero-font\">Uplift &amp; Uphold: Mental Health, Addiction Recovery, and the Law<\/h1>\n<p>Mitchell Hamline is partnering with the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School and Mobilize Recovery for an interdisciplinary CLE focused on lawyer well-being, mental health, and substance use in the legal profession\u2014featuring Attorney General Keith Ellison, keynote Brian Cuban, and a powerhouse lineup of alumni, faculty, and community leaders. Attendees will gain practical tools to integrate into legal practice and feel a sense of healing through community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"subhead\"><strong>Saturday, Oct. 11 \u2022 1:00\u20134:30 p.m. CT<\/strong> | Mitchell Hamline School of Law, St. Paul<br \/>\nCo-hosted by Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School &amp; Mitchell Hamline School of Law<br \/>\nPart of Mobilize Recovery Campus Surge 2025<br \/>\n<strong><em>2.75 Continuing Education &amp; 2.75 Continuing Legal Education credits<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilizerecovery.org\/mitchell_hamline_school_of_law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<section id=\"agenda\" style=\"padding: 1.5rem 0 1.5rem;\">\n<h2>Agenda<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Saturday, Oct. 11 \u2022 1:00\u20134:30 p.m. CT \u2022 Mitchell Hamline School of Law (St. Paul)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>2.75 Continuing Education &amp; 2.75 Continuing Legal Education credits.<\/em><\/p>\n<nav class=\"agenda-nav\" aria-label=\"Agenda quick links\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#welcome\">Welcome &amp; Opening Remarks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#speakers-session\">Speakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#panel\">Panel Discussion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#breakouts\">Interactive Breakout Sessions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#skill-labs\">Well-Being CLE Skill Labs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#social-hour\">UPLIFT Social Hour<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<section id=\"welcome\">\n<h3>1:00\u20131:10 p.m. \u2014 Welcome &amp; Opening Remarks (Auditorium)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1:00\u20131:03<\/strong> \u2014 Welcome from <em>Camille Davidson<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>1:03\u20131:10<\/strong> \u2014 Framing by event organizers: recovery, justice, community; introduce <em>Keith Ellison<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"speakers-session\">\n<h3>1:10\u20131:42 p.m. \u2014 Speakers (Auditorium)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1:10\u20131:20<\/strong> \u2014 <em>Keith Ellison<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>1:20\u20131:22<\/strong> \u2014 Event organizer thanks Ellison and introduces keynote<\/li>\n<li><strong>1:22\u20131:42<\/strong> \u2014 <em>Keynote: Brian Cuban<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"panel\">\n<h3>1:42\u20132:20 p.m. \u2014 Panel Discussion (Auditorium)<\/h3>\n<p>Moderator Heather Stratton thanks Cuban, invites panel up and opens: <em>&#8220;How Can We Work Together to Promote Recovery, Justice &amp; Systemic Change?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panelists:<\/strong>&nbsp;Damon Eisenbrey, Dr. Kevin Doyle, Jon Tynjala, Grace Chanin, Natalie Netzel<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"breakouts\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n<h3>2:30\u20133:30 p.m. \u2014 Interactive Breakout Sessions (choose one)<\/h3>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Foundations of Motivational Interviewing<\/strong> \u2014 Room 223<\/summary>\n<p>Learn a powerful way of listening and communicating to activate action and change (in people with substance use challenges, legal clients, colleagues, policymakers, family, etc.).<br \/>\n<em>Facilitators:<\/em>&nbsp;Erin Fitterer, Lorraine Waller<br \/>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Trauma-Informed &amp; Recovery-Responsive Advocacy<\/strong> \u2014 Room 225<\/summary>\n<p>Learn tools for working effectively and compassionately with clients impacted by trauma, substance use, and mental illness.<br \/>\n<em>Facilitators:<\/em>&nbsp;Eric B. Bjerva, Emily Weichsel, Mark Priore<br \/>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Policy Advocacy &amp; Litigation as Tools for Change<\/strong> \u2014 Room 325<\/summary>\n<p>Learn about active policy efforts and real-world case studies to challenge harmful systems and promote public health accountability.<br \/>\n<em>Facilitators:<\/em>&nbsp;Rich Collins, Damon Eisenbrey<br \/>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"skill-labs\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n<h3>3:35\u20134:05 p.m. \u2014 Well-Being CLE Skill Labs (choose one)<\/h3>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Self-Compassion &amp; the Inner Critic: A New Approach to Perfectionism<\/strong> \u2014 Room 223<\/summary>\n<p>Break the cycle of burnout and self-judgment by cultivating self-compassion as a strength.<br \/>\n<em>Facilitators:<\/em> Patty Devoy, Matthew Nolan<br \/>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Mutual Care in Action: Building Supportive Professional Communities<\/strong> \u2014 Room 225<\/summary>\n<p>Explore community care strategies you can implement in your workplace or practice setting.<br \/>\n<em>Facilitators:<\/em> Leanne Fuith, Jeremiah Gardner<br \/>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Grounding &amp; Regulation for Stressful Moments<\/strong> \u2014 Room 325<\/summary>\n<p>Learn concrete, practical tools\u2014like breathwork and sensory techniques\u2014to calm the nervous system in real time, and how\/why therapy dogs are helpful in treatment and court.<br \/>\n<em>Facilitators:<\/em>&nbsp;Haley Halliday (and yellow lab Hershey), Nicole Coon, Lynn LeMoine<br \/>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"social-hour\">\n<h3>4:00\u20134:30 p.m. \u2014 UPLIFT Social Hour (Great Room &amp; Conservatory)<\/h3>\n<p>Celebrate the close of the event with a welcoming, substance-free social space that centers joy, dignity, and connection. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Optional after-event social:<\/strong> 5:00\u20137:00 p.m. at Russell\u2019s on Grand Avenue.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- SPEAKERS & PANELISTS --><\/p>\n<section id=\"speakers\" style=\"padding: 1.5rem 0 1.5rem;\">\n<h2>Speaker &amp; Panelist Bios<\/h2>\n<p>Featuring Attorney General Keith Ellison, keynote Brian Cuban, and leaders from Hazelden Betty Ford and<br \/>\n            Mitchell Hamline. Click a name to expand their bio.<\/p>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Camille M. Davidson<\/strong> &mdash; President &amp; Dean, Mitchell Hamline School of Law<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/1_Camille_M_Davidson-1.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Camille M. Davidson\" width=\"182\" height=\"263\"\n                    class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-309\" \/>Camille M. Davidson has been president and dean of the Mitchell Hamline School of Law since July 2024. The former dean at Southern Illinois University School of Law, Davidson is the first Black woman to hold her position at Mitchell Hamline or any of its predecessor institutions. As the only female law school dean in Minnesota, she serves on the advisory board of Minnesota Women Lawyers. A frequent speaker and legal studies authority, Davidson also serves on several national committees. In 2025, she is focused on re-engaging Mitchell Hamline&#8217;s 23,000-plus alumni and reintroducing the law school to the community. A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center, she has extensive experience in a variety of public and private legal and legal education settings.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Keith Ellison<\/strong> &mdash; Minnesota Attorney General<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/2_Keith-Ellison.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Keith Ellison\" width=\"189\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-298\" \/>Keith Ellison has been Minnesota\u2019s attorney general since January 2019 and has dedicated more than two decades of his life to public service. From 2007 to 2019, he represented Minnesota\u2019s 5th Congressional District in th e U.S. House of Representatives. Before being elected to Congress, Ellison served four years in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Prior to entering elective office, he spent 16 years as an attorney specializing in civil-rights and defense law, including five years as executive director of the Legal Rights Center, a public-interest law firm. Ellison is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School. He is the first African American and the first Muslim American to be elected to statewide office in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Brian Cuban<\/strong> &mdash; Attorney, Author, Recovery Advocate<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/3_Brian_Cuban.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Brian Cuban\" width=\"188\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-299\" \/>Brian Cuban, the younger brother of celebrity entrepreneur Mark Cuban, is a Dallas-based attorney, author and addiction recovery advocate. He is a graduate of Penn State University and The University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Cuban has been in long-term recovery from alcohol, cocaine and bulimia since April 2007 and speaks nationally to diverse audiences. He is the author of two memoirs\u2014<em>The Addicted Lawyer: Tales of The Bar, Booze, Blow, &#038; Redemption (2017)<\/em> and <em>Shattered Image: My Triumph Over Body Dysmorphic Disorder (2013)<\/em>\u2014as well as two legal thrillers: <em>The Ambulance Chaser (2021)<\/em> and <em>The Body Brokers (2024)<\/em>. Lou Diamond Phillips is set to direct a movie adaptation of <em>the Ambulance Chaser<\/em>.\n            <\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Garrett Hade<\/strong> &mdash; Co-Founder, Mobilize Recovery<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/4_Garrett_Hade.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Garrett Hade\" width=\"84\" height=\"120\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-300\" \/>Garrett Hade is a person in recovery from addiction and the co-founder of Mobilize Recovery, a nonprofit organization and movement dedicated to raising up the voices of people whose lives are affected by addiction, shattering stigma, and empowering advocates to take action in their communities. Through direct outreach and civic engagement, Mobilize Recovery provides on-the-ground resources, digital tools, training and education to help individuals and communities save lives.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Jeremiah Gardner<\/strong> &mdash; Hazelden Betty Ford (Advocacy &amp; Alumni)<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/5_Jeremiah_-Gardner.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Jeremiah Gardner\" width=\"183\" height=\"262\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-301\" \/>Jeremiah Gardner is a contractor currently working exclusively for the nonprofit Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, where he supports public advocacy efforts and alumni relations for his alma mater, the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School. Jeremiah has worked in communications and public affairs for 30 years, including the past 14 in various roles with Hazelden Betty Ford. A person in long-term recovery from addiction, Jeremiah has also served on the boards of Faces &#038; Voices of Recovery, a national advocacy group, and Dissonance, a Minnesota nonprofit that promotes well-being through the arts.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Natalie Netzel<\/strong> &mdash; Professor &amp; Director of Clinical Legal Education, Mitchell Hamline<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/6_Natalie_Netzel.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Natalie Netzel\" width=\"191\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-302\" \/>Natalie Netzel is the John H. Faricy Jr. Professor for Empirical Research in the Law and director of clinical legal education at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law. She has extensive experience representing parents and relatives in child protection cases, and her scholarly interests include trauma-informed lawyering as well as law student and attorney mental health and well-being. Netzel is involved with the American Association of Law Schools\u2019 Section on Balance and Well-Being in Legal Education and the Minnesota Bar Association\u2019s Well-Being Committee. She also serves on the board for Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers in Minnesota. Netzel holds a master\u2019s degree in counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Superior and a law degree from Mitchell Hamline.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Kevin Doyle, EdD<\/strong> &mdash; President &amp; CEO, Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/7_Kevin_Doyle_-EdD.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Kevin Doyle, EdD\" width=\"83\" height=\"117\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-303\" \/>Kevin Doyle, EdD, is president and CEO of the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School and has been a licensed professional counselor, clinical supervisor, and nonprofit executive for more than 40 years. Prior to joining the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, which provides master\u2019s degrees to future behavioral health leaders, Doyle was a professor in the counselor education program at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., where he also served as chair of the Department of Education and Counseling. Doyle earned his doctorate at the University of Virginia. Earlier this year the Virginia Summer Institute of Addiction Studies honored him with its Ron Pritchard Visionary Leadership Award.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Grace Chanin<\/strong> &mdash; Attorney, Nichols Kaster<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/8_Grace_Chanin.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Grace Chanin\" width=\"190\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-304\" \/>Grace Chanin is a whistleblower attorney with the firm Nichols Kaster in Minneapolis. She specializes in taking on government fraud including Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Previously, Chanin represented thousands of employees, retirees, and beneficiaries in class-action ERISA lawsuits against some of the nation\u2019s largest financial institutions. She serves on the board for Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers in Minnesota, sharing her personal experiences with mental health and well-being to help attorneys facing similar challenges. Chanin played a key role in launching Nichols Kaster\u2019s Wellness Committee and now leads the firm\u2019s wellness initiatives. She is a graduate of Mitchell Hamline School of Law.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Jon Tynjala<\/strong> &mdash; Executive Director, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/9_Jon_Tynjala.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Jon Tynjala\" width=\"204\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-305\" \/>Jon Tynjala is executive director of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers in Minnesota. He previously served as the organization\u2019s client services director and, before that, as a volunteer and board member. Prior to joining LCL in 2022, Tynjala worked in private practice. He has been engaged in recovery work through LCL, among other organizations, for many years, helping with numerous interventions and recovery outreach activities supporting recovering attorneys, their families and others. Tynjala graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School. He is a former school board member in Mounds View, Minn., and a tenor saxophonist with the Northern Lights Jazz Orchestra.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Heather Stratton<\/strong> &mdash; Corporate Attorney, Hazelden Betty Ford<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/10_Heather_Stratton.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Heather Stratton\" width=\"192\" height=\"269\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-306\" \/>Heather Stratton is a corporate attorney for the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. She supports the organization\u2019s mission of \u201cempowering recovery and well-being for all\u201d in numerous ways\u2014from practicing employment and intellectual property law to supporting corporate governance, compliance and contracts management. She also serves on the Minneapolis Commission on Civil Rights. Stratton\u2019s prior experience includes time as a legal and public policy fellow, a legal assistant, and a paralegal. An avid runner, her professional passion is driven in part by her personal experiences with sobriety and well-being. She is a graduate of the Mitchell Hamline School of Law.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Damon D. Eisenbrey<\/strong> &mdash; Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory (Healthcare Litigation)<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/11_Damon_D_-Eisenbrey.png\"\n                    alt=\"Damon Eisenbrey\" width=\"191\" height=\"278\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-307\" \/>Damon D. Eisenbrey is a healthcare litigation partner with the law firm Arnall Golden Gregory (AGG) in Washington, D.C. He represents patients and healthcare providers against insurance companies on matters related to plan coverage, benefits, and reimbursements, including state and federal class and consolidated mass actions. Eisenbrey also counsels healthcare providers on related matters. Prior to joining AGG, he practiced at multiple international law firms, top U.S. accounting firms, and leading global companies in the insurance industry. He also served as a trial attorney for a litigation firm in California, where he earned his law degree at Loyola Law School.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Rich Collins<\/strong> &mdash; Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory (Healthcare Litigation)<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/12_Rich_Collins.png\"\n                    alt=\"Rich Collins\" width=\"196\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-308\" \/>Rich Collins is a healthcare litigation partner with the law firm Arnall Golden Gregory in Washington, D.C. An aggressive advocate, Rich has recovered millions of dollars from insurance companies for his clients across the country. He also has brought actions against those who irresponsibly prescribed, distributed, and dispensed prescription drugs to individuals without a medical necessity. In addition, he works proactively to change the policies and procedures of insurance companies to ensure patients receive optimal healthcare. Collins, who is featured frequently in national media, worked for a national insurance company earlier in his career. He is a graduate of Whittier Law School in California.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Eric B. Bjerva<\/strong> &mdash; Attorney, Mental Health Law &amp; Advocacy<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/13_Eric_Bjerva-1.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Eric B. Bjerva\" width=\"196\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-311\" \/>Eric Bjerva is an attorney in Minnesota at Mental Health Law &#038; Advocacy, which offers specialized legal services for individuals and loved ones of individuals dealing with mental health, substance use and related challenges. His practice focuses on addressing the unique legal challenges related to mental health and substance use disorder issues. Bjerva is an alumnus of the New England School of Law in Boston and the University of Minnesota in Duluth.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Emily Weichsel<\/strong> &mdash; Senior Attorney, Hennepin County ARS; Adjunct\/Affiliated Professor, Mitchell Hamline<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/14_Emily_Weichsel.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Emily Weichsel\" width=\"196\" height=\"261\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-287\" \/>Emily Weichsel is a senior attorney on the guardianship team at Hennepin County (Minn.) Adult Representation Services and an adjunct\/affiliated professor at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law. She represents respondents to guardianship proceedings. Prior to joining ARS, Weichsel practiced elder law at legal aid. She earned her law degree at Mitchell Hamline and clerked at the Minnesota Court of Appeals. She also has served as a structured study group leader and a Marshall-Brennan fellow.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Mark Priore<\/strong> &mdash; Principal Attorney, Priore Law Offices<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/15_Mark_Priore.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Mark Priore\" width=\"192\" height=\"267\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-288\" \/>Mark Priore is the principal attorney and founding member of Priore Law Offices, a firm providing legal services and representing a wide variety of individuals, estates, small businesses and organizations. Previously, he was an associate attorney with a law firm in St. Paul. He also served as chief operations officer for a hedge fund in Stillwater, Minn., and worked as an accountant and investment analyst. In addition, Priore served eight years in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He graduated from William Mitchell School of Law (prior to its 2015 merger with the Hamline University School of Law).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Erin Fitterer<\/strong> &mdash; Substance Use Counselor, Hazelden Betty Ford (Chaska)<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/16_Erin_Fitterer.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Erin Fitterer\" width=\"192\" height=\"272\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-289\" \/>Erin Fitterer has more than 15 years of experience in the behavioral health field. She has been with the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation for 14 years and is currently a substance use counselor at Hazelden Betty Ford in Chaska, Minn. Fitterer is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) and has provided numerous trainings for Hazelden Betty Ford employees and other professionals from a variety of industries. She is now pursuing a master\u2019s degree in integrated counseling from the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Lorraine E. Waller<\/strong> &mdash; Clinical Mental Health Counselor; Senior Career Advisor, Mitchell Hamline<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/17_Lorraine_E_Waller.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Lorraine E. Waller\" width=\"199\" height=\"279\"\n                    class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-290\" \/>Lorraine E. Waller is a clinical mental health counselor, a lawyer, and a senior career advisor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Prior to joining Mitchell Hamline, she provided individual therapy to adolescents and adults at a private practice and at a nonprofit substance use disorder clinic in North Carolina. Waller served in leadership regulatory, compliance and government affairs roles in the financial services industry before pursuing work as a counselor. She graduated cum laude from Yale University, with honors in psychology, and Harvard Law School. She also earned a master\u2019s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Adler University.\n            <\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Matthew Nolan<\/strong> &mdash; Outpatient Counselor, Hazelden Betty Ford (Maple Grove)<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/18_Matthew_Nolan.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Matthew Nolan\" width=\"202\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-291\" \/>Matthew Nolan is an outpatient counselor at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation in Maple Grove, Minn. He graduated from the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School with a master\u2019s degree in integrated addiction and mental health counseling. Earlier in his career, Nolan graduated from the William Mitchell School of Law (prior to its 2015 merger with the Hamline University School of Law) and then practiced employment law for more than a decade, litigating cases of employment discrimination, retaliation and harassment in state and federal courts.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Patty Devoy<\/strong> &mdash; Client Services Director, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/19_Patty_Devoy.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Patty Devoy\" width=\"86\" height=\"116\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-292\" \/>Patty Devoy is client services director at Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers in Minnesota, where she helps lawyers, law students and judges access free and confidential support and services for any issue that causes stress or distress. She is a licensed attorney, certified meditation and mindfulness teacher, and certified mental health and wellness coach who also owns a related business: A Balanced Practice LLC. Prior to her current career focus, Devoy practiced law for several years. She graduated from the Hamline University School of Law (prior to its 2015 merger with William Mitchell School of Law).<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Leanne Fuith<\/strong> &mdash; Dean of Career &amp; Professional Development, Mitchell Hamline<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/20_Leanne_Fuith.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Leanne Fuith\" width=\"198\" height=\"284\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-293\" \/>Leanne Fuith is a professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, where she teaches courses in business law and civil litigation, lawyering skills, and lawyer and law student professional formation. She previously practiced business law, employment law, and commercial and employment litigation. She is admitted to practice in the state of Minnesota. Professor Fuith is a member of the American Bar Association House of Delegates and of the Minnesota State Bar Association Assembly. She chairs the MSBA Legislative Committee and serves on the Minnesota Supreme Court\u2019s Alternative Pathways Implementation Committee. Professor Fuith speaks and writes on topics related to lawyer and law student professional formation, law firm management, and business management and leadership.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Haley Halliday<\/strong> &mdash; Licensed Mental Health Practitioner, Hazelden Betty Ford (Center City)<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/21_Haley_Halliday.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Haley Halliday\" width=\"189\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-294\" \/>Haley Halliday is a licensed mental health practitioner at Hazelden Betty Ford in Center City, Minn., with five years of experience supporting individuals and couples through life\u2019s most challenging moments. She has a master\u2019s degree from the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School. Halliday is the handler for one of Hazelden Betty Ford\u2019s beloved wellness support dogs, Hershey, whose calming presence, gentle demeanor, and unconditional affection offer a sense of comfort and emotional support that words often can\u2019t provide.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Nicole Coon<\/strong> &mdash; Associate Teaching Professor &amp; Academic Excellence Specialist, Mitchell Hamline<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/22_Nicole_Coon.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Nicole Coon\" width=\"199\" height=\"278\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-295\" \/>Nicole Coon is an associate teaching professor and academic excellence specialist at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, where she advocates for student wellness and serves on the Wellness Committee. Coon also was an associate adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota Law School. She previously practiced law with the firm of Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP in San Francisco and clerked for courts in both California and Wisconsin. Coon is also a practitioner of Reiki\u2014a pathway to relaxation, renewal and radiant well-being\u2014and a certified yoga teacher. She graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary><strong>Lynn LeMoine<\/strong> &mdash; Dean of Students, Mitchell Hamline<\/summary>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: 200px; width: auto; border-radius: 20px;\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/10\/23_Lynn_LeMoine.jpg\"\n                    alt=\"Lynn LeMoine\" width=\"198\" height=\"277\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-296\" \/>Lynn LeMoine serves as the Dean of Students at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Passionate about law student well-being, LeMoine collaborates with faculty and other law school departments to promote a culture of care and a climate supportive of students, particularly those from groups underrepresented in the legal profession. LeMoine also teaches at the school. She is licensed to practice law in Minnesota and is a qualified \u201cneutral\u201d under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice and has extensive volunteer mediation experience.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- CE & CLE CREDITS --><\/p>\n<section id=\"credits\" style=\"padding: 1.5rem 0 1.5rem;\">\n<h2>Continuing Education &amp; CLE Credits<\/h2>\n<p>This program provides <strong>2.75 Continuing Education<\/strong> and <strong>2.75 Continuing Legal Education<\/strong> credits.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS --><\/p>\n<section id=\"organizers\" style=\"padding: 1.5rem 0 1.5rem;\">\n<h2>About the Organizers<\/h2>\n<article>\n<h3>Mobilize Recovery<\/h3>\n<p>Mobilize Recovery brings together recovery advocates, nonprofit organizations, allies, business leaders and brands, government partners, and like-minded community-based organizations with an interest in creating sustainable change and community solutions that save lives and empower well-being. Engaging year-round with grassroots Mobilizers, the nonprofit provides partnership support and education to uplift and sustain their work, developing action-oriented goals that can be measured and scaled. Mobilize Recovery believes in the power of a bottom-up approach that supports advocates, creators, and communities on the front lines.<br \/>\nMore: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobilizerecovery.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mobilizerecovery.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h3>Mitchell Hamline School of Law<\/h3>\n<p>Mitchell Hamline School of Law provides a legal education grounded in legal theory and distinguished by exceptional practical legal training. A forward-thinking, independent law school with a history dating back 125 years, we have continually shaped legal education to be relevant to our students, their future clients, and the legal profession. We are committed to making legal education accessible and offer an unmatched number of enrollment options. Our students graduate prepared to put their degree into practice or use their legal training in the profession of their choice.<br \/>\nMore: <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MitchellHamline.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h3>Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School<\/h3>\n<p>The Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School educates future leaders in addiction counseling who provide evidence-based, integrated care for substance use and co-occurring disorders. Hazelden Betty Ford has been training addiction counselors longer than any other institution in the U.S. and aims to set the international standard for addiction counselor education, practice and leadership. The school and its master\u2019s-degree programs hold accreditations from the Higher Learning Commission, the National Addiction Studies Accreditation Commission, and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.<br \/>\nMore: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hazeldenbettyford.org\/graduate-school-addiction-studies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HazeldenBettyFord.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- REGISTRATION CTA --><\/p>\n<section id=\"register\" style=\"padding: 2rem 0; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; margin-top: 2rem;\">\n<h2>Register<\/h2>\n<p>Reserve your spot for <em>Uplift &amp; Uphold: Mental Health, Addiction Recovery, and the Law<\/em> on Saturday, Oct. 11 (1:00\u20134:30 p.m.) at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilizerecovery.org\/mitchell_hamline_school_of_law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style>\n.entry-header h1 {display: none;}\n.hero-font {font-family: eloquent-jf-pro;}\na.btn-primary {text-decoration: none!important;}\n.btn-primary {\n  background-color: #5D0024 !important;\n  border-color: #5D0024 !important;\n  text-decoration: none;\n}\n.btn-primary:hover {\n  background-color: #7A0932 !important;\n  border-color: #7A0932 !important;\n}<br \/>\n.btn-primary:active {<br \/>\n  background-color: #48001B !important;\n  border-color: #48001B !important;\n}\nh3:before {\n  content: \"\";\n  display: block;\n  height: 120px;\n  margin-top: -120px;\n}\nhtml {\n  scroll-padding-top: 120px; \n}\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uplift &amp; Uphold: Mental Health, Addiction Recovery, and the Law Mitchell Hamline is partnering with the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School and Mobilize Recovery for an interdisciplinary CLE focused on lawyer well-being, mental health, and substance use in the legal profession\u2014featuring Attorney General Keith Ellison, keynote Brian Cuban, and a powerhouse lineup of alumni, faculty,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2831,"featured_media":0,"parent":123,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-285","page","type-page","status-publish","entry","has-post-thumbnail","no-grid","first"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2831"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/285\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/125-years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}