With over 20 years in clinical practice, she specializes in helping high-performing professionals overcome pain, functional loss, and burnout to optimize energy, focus, and longevity.
She provides expert opinions and regulatory guidance and advises practitioners in all aspects of Professional Liability, Law Practice Management, and Legal Ethics. Jean regularly creates and presents educational materials for firms and public agencies.
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Drawing on neuroscience, stress physiology, and the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the session demonstrates how posture, movement, sleep, nutrition, and hydration affect a lawyer’s cognitive functioning, decision-making, professionalism, and ability to meet ethical duties.
The session includes practical strategies from a posture and movement expert, alongside an ethics- oriented analysis that links well-being to competence, diligence, communication, and impairment-related duties.
Presented by The Federal Bar Association Professional Development Committee.
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Date / Time: January 13, 2026
Closed-captioning available
Dr. Elizabeth Stroot | Core Wellness & Physical Therapy
Dr. Elizabeth Stroot is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, movement expert, and founder of Core Wellness & Physical Therapy in Alexandria, Virginia. With over 20 years in clinical practice, she specializes in helping high-performing professionals overcome pain, functional loss, and burnout to optimize energy, focus, and longevity.
Jean Cha | Cha Law Ethics
Jean Cha is an experienced ethics practitioner serving attorneys, judges, and other legal professionals throughout California, sister states, and foreign jurisdictions, and is admitted to practice law in California, Texas, and Washington. Jean is a former State Bar Prosecutor and served in the Office of Chief Trial Counsel of the State Bar of California for thirteen years. She provides expert opinions and regulatory guidance and advises practitioners in all aspects of Professional Liability, Law Practice Management, and Legal Ethics. Jean regularly creates and presents educational materials for firms and public agencies.
I. Dr. Stroot and Ms. Cha will have a discussion, prompted by several pre-determined questions from our moderator, discussing the impact that prolonged sitting, and posture specifically, have on well-being. They will discuss the mental and physical impact this has on a person and then tie it into how this can impact a lawyer’s day-to-day practice and ethical implications. They will end with action points that attendees can put into practice to start changing their habits | 2:00pm – 2:50pm
II. Q&A from the audience members and wrap up | 2:50pm – 3:00pm
Approved for CLE Credits
1 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics
Approved for CLE Credits
1 Ethics
Approved for CLE Credits
1 Professional Responsibility/Ethics
Approved for CLE Credits
1 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics / Professionalism
Approved for CLE Credits
1 Ethics / Professionalism
No MCLE Required
1 CLE Hour(s)
Pending CLE Approval
1 Enhanced Ethics
Approved via Attorney Submission
1 Ethics Hours
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics
Approved for CLE Credits
1.2 Ethics or Professional Responsibility Education
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics, Civility, Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics
No MCLE Required
1 CLE Hour(s)
No MCLE Required
1 CLE Hour(s)
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics / Professionalism
No MCLE Required
1 CLE Hour(s)
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics
Approved for CLE Credits
1.2 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1 Professional Fitness and Integrity
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics
Approved for CLE Credits
1 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1 Professional Responsibility
Approved for CLE Credits
60 Ethics / Professionalism minutes
Approved for CLE Credits
1.2 Ethics / Professionalism
Approved for CLE Credits
1 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics / Professionalism
Approved for CLE Credits
1.2 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1 Professional Conduct
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics
Approved for CLE Credits
1 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics / Professionalism
No MCLE Required
1 CLE Hour(s)
Pending CLE Approval
1 Dual
Approved for CLE Credits
1 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics / Professionalism
Not Eligible
1 Ethics / Professionalism Hours
Approved for CLE Credits
1 Ethics
Approved via Attorney Submission
1 Ethics Hours
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics
Pending CLE Approval
1.2 Ethics / Professionalism
Pending CLE Approval
1 Ethics / Professionalism
only $395 yearly
only $395 yearly