As a managing partner at Dolan Law, a boutique trial law firm, she is dedicated to serving and representing clients who have suffered traumatic injuries and who have been victims of crime.
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Plaintiff's attorneys handling cases involving severe injury or wrongful death often work with clients who face intense emotional challenges, including the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Understanding these PTSD considerations is crucial for providing trauma-informed, compassionate legal representation, and empowering attorneys to guide clients through litigation.
This program will educate Plaintiff’s lawyers about working with clients who have PTSD, and how to implement trauma informed lawyering.
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Date / Time: November 20, 2024
Closed-captioning available
Karen Muñoz | Dolan Law Firm PC
Karen Munoz is a lawyer and wellness advocate. As a managing partner at Dolan Law, a boutique trial law firm, she is dedicated to serving and representing clients who have suffered traumatic injuries and who have been victims of crime. Her work on cases has led to impactful changes in laws designed to better protect people. Working towards positive change through advocacy whenever possible is a tenet of her practice.
Wellness and mindfulness for lawyers and in the workplace is very important to Karen. She is working to earn her master’s in counseling psychology, and is a certified yoga teacher. Karen was a member of the Illinois Task Force on Lawyer Well-Being and has taught pro bono yoga for the Illinois Lawyers Assistance Program. She is vigorously engaged in teaching, writing, and providing workshops that promote lawyer well-being by serving on legal committees and providing wellness support to law firms and legal organizations. Since the start of her career, she has been a contributor on wellness topics for a variety of Law Bulletin publications. She is a firm believer that we can truly serve our client’s best-interests and fulfill our ethical obligations by being healthy and balanced individuals.
I. Recognizing PTSD Symptoms in Clients | 1:00pm – 1:20pm
II. Trauma-Informed Communication | 1:20pm – 1:40pm
III. Understanding Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) | 1:40pm – 2:00pm
only $395 yearly
only $395 yearly