Lawyer Health & Wellness

The CBA offers a variety of programs and resources to support lawyer health and wellness. CBA members are welcome to join the Well-being and Mindfulness committee to attend regular meetings focused on lawyer health and wellness topics. Email committees@chicagobar.org to join a CBA committee. 

Member Well-Being and Professional Development Coaching Sessions

The CBA is pleased to offer free, 20-minute Well-Being and Professional Development Coaching sessions with our featured well-being coach, Jonathan Beitner, JD, CPC. During the session, members can choose from the following topics to cover with Jonathan: Burnout, Setting Boundaries, Stress Management, Work/Life Balance, Building Resilience, Time Management, Fostering More Positivity/Optimism, Practicing Mindfulness, and Effective Goal Setting. The sessions will take place via Zoom. To attend you must have Zoom Desktop Client (https://zoom.us/support/download) on your PC or Mac).

Upcoming Events

On A Scale From 1 to 10...Meet Personal & Professional Goals with Scaling Techniques
March 19, 2025, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
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“Scaling” is a technique that can help you put your priorities and problems into perspective. No matter what your short-term or long-term goals are, “scaling” questions can help you identify, set, measure, and ultimately achieve them. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn how to craft and use scaling questions to blunt perfectionist tendencies, engage in cognitive reframing, and boost motivation.  We will also discuss potential drawbacks to using them and when it might make sense to adjust or dispense with scaling questions altogether before working through a tool created to start applying these principles to your own professional development.

April Well-Being and Professional Development Coaching Sessions
April 14, 2025, 9:40am - 3:20pm
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The CBA will offer 20-minute Well-Being and Professional Development Coaching sessions with our featured well-being coach, Jonathan Beitner, JD, CPC, on April 14, 2025.

Health & Wellness Resources

Lawyers Assistance Program

The mission of the Lawyers Assistance Program (LAP) is to assist lawyers, judges, and law students with substance abuse, addiction and mental health issues. For more information go to https://illinoislap.org.


Jonathan Beitner, JD, CPC
Featured CBA Well-Being Coach

Jonathan Beitner is the Founder of Beitner Coaching & Consulting.  Jonathan is a frequent speaker and author on topics related to the intersection of professional development and well-being.  He helps individuals identify and achieve their goals, and works with firms, law schools, and Fortune 500 companies to help their lawyers, students, and staff be more productive, happier, and healthier through individual coaching and evidence-based group programming.

As a co-creator of the American Bar Association’s Well-Being Pledge, a lead organizer for the inaugural Well-Being Week in Law, and one of the drafters of the Mental Health and Substance Use CLE requirement in Illinois, Jonathan has experience creating and implementing industry-wide initiatives to help lawyers thrive.  He also serves as the Featured Well-Being Coach for the Chicago Bar Association.

Jonathan previously practiced as a commercial litigator at an Am Law 100 firm and clerked for federal judges on the Sixth Circuit and Eastern District of Michigan after graduating from the University of Michigan Law School.
 
Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn.