TLAP has its origins in a grassroots organization called Texas Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, an organization that still has chapters throughout the state, combigan discount. Lowest price for combigan, By 1989, however, combigan tablet, Combigan professional, the State Bar formalized TLAP through chapter 467 of the Texas Health and Safety Code; this legislation permits professional associations like the State Bar to offer peer assistance programs with immunity and confidentiality. TLAP originally helped lawyers with alcohol addiction, combigan without rx, Sale combigan, but now it aids attorneys suffering from drug addiction, depression and even stress.

Ann Foster, discount combigan overnight delivery, Combigan online sale, a 1985 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law and a recovering alcoholic, now runs TLAP, combigan no prescription. Ann’s alcohol abuse crept up on her gradually during law school, and became full-blown while practicing law in Galveston, buy combigan without prescription. Combigan pill, Ann describes how her law firm became concerned when she “just couldn’t make any decisions. I woke up one day and realized that I was an alcoholic and needed to take care of it, buy combigan without prescription. Combigan pharmacy online, And so I did.”

Once sober with the help of relatives, a family lawyer, cheap combigan in canada, Combigan rx, spiritual support and a 12-step program, Ann got a job in the Travis City Prosecutor’s office—ironically, combigan order, Buy combigan online australia, prosecuting DWIs. In 1997, buy combigan internet, Generic combigan, she moved to TLAP, taking the helm a year later, order combigan. Buy combigan without prescription, Since then she has seen the organization grow to help attorneys handle depression and stress. Low cost combigan, TLAP maintains a toll free phone number that connects 24 hours per day to the office or a paging system, offering crisis counseling and referrals, buy combigan us. Order combigan in us, If a caller wants to talk to another lawyer, there are hundreds of TLAP volunteers across the state to offer peer support.

With Ann’s guidance, buy combigan pills, Cheap combigan overnight delivery, TLAP has launched mental health outreach, an effort particularly encouraged by State Bar President Martha Dickie, combigan online stores, Purchase combigan, who lost a lawyer friend to suicide. TLAP is in the process of arranging for low cost, order combigan without prescription, Combigan for sale, professional, mental health assistance to attorneys through group therapy with trained professionals--a less expensive option than individual counseling, buy cheapest combigan online. Buy cheapest combigan, Ann feels that the mental health therapy must be low cost because many lawyers lack financial resources and health insurance. As she explains, “When you’re not feeling well, you’re not making good decisions and not collecting the bills owed you, buy combigan without prescription. You might also be afraid of the stigma or be in denial.”

Realizing that stress is often a precursor to more serious issues, discount combigan, Find combigan without prescription, TLAP tries to educate Texas lawyers about stress management. However, combigan free sample, Combigan overnight shipping, staffing and budget limitations have restricted TLAP’s stress education efforts to articles posted on the State Bar’s website and occasional lectures about stress prevention. Ann would eventually like to promote mindfulness-based stress reduction for attorneys.

Attorneys interested in learning more about the Texas Lawyers Assistance Program may contact TLAP confidentially by phone at 512-463-1453 or 800-343-8527, cheap combigan no prescription. To learn more, or to read
articles posted online, access the TLAP page of the State Bar web site at: http://www.texasbar.com/template.cfm?section= texas_lawyers_assistance1.

Information and resources also are available on the HBA Web site, www.hba.org.

Janet H. Moore, JD, executive coach and consultant, helps lawyers compete in a global environment through International Lawyer Coach, Inc. She is a member of the editorial board of The Houston Lawyer.