Judges and Attorneys
Substance Abuse and Ethics Seminar

Friday, December 4, 2009
Institute of Psychiatry Auditorium
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina

Presented by the MUSC Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Co-Sponsored by Lawyers Helping Lawyers Program South Carolina Bar
Co-Sponsored by the South Carolina Department of Mental Health

THIS COURSE IS FULL. 
PLEASE CALL (843) 792-0175 TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST.

Faculty   Ξ   Schedule   Ξ   Objectives   Ξ   Location   Ξ   Credits   Ξ   Registration

Capers G. Barr III, Esq.
Private Attorney, Charleston, SC

Ciri Colee, MEd, MDiv, LPC, CACII
Charleston Center, Clinical Manager of Adolescent Treatment Svcs.
Private Practice Counselor; Colee Counseling

John R. Cusack, DO
Clinical Professor
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center

Honorable Peter L. Fuge
Family Court Judge
Beaufort, South Carolina

Joseph C. Good, Jr. Esq.
General Counsel
Medical University of South Carolina

Honorable Jack I. Guedalia
Associate Judge of Probate, Charleston County

Kelly W. Hall
South Carolina Assistant Attorney General

David M. Holton, Esq.
Law Offices of David Holton; Charleston, SC

John H. Magill
Director, South Carolina Department of Mental Health
Chair, Judges & Attorneys Substance Abuse and Ethics Seminar

C. Stuart Mauney, Esq.
Gallivan, White & Boyd, PA; Greenville, SC

Honorable Joseph S. Mendelsohn
Municipal Court Judge
Charleston, South Carolina

Noah Moore
Director of Juvenile Diversion Program
Ninth Circuit Solicitor's Office

Alyssa Rheingold, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina

Suzanne Thomas, PhD
Director, Office of Addiction Outreach and Education
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina

J. Robert Turnbull, Jr. Esq.
South Carolina Bar
Program Director, Lawyers Helping Lawyers

Charles “Chuck” Vilord, LISW, ICADC
Program Director, Unit 170 ARP
William S. Hall Psychiatric Hospital 

Flo L. Vinson, Esq.
Folkens Law Firm, PA; Florence, SC

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Program Objectives                                                       

This one-day seminar brings together some of the best scientific and legal minds in our state to present the latest information available on substance abuse and related mental health problems and how the legal system deals with them. Our goal is to provide the attendees with information to help both personally and professionally in dealing with the difficult issues of alcohol and drug abuse. The planning committee reviewed comments from participants attending over the past years and looked at issues that are prominent across our country today to help decide the topics for this year’s seminar. At the completion of the conference participants will be able to:

• Understand the brain changes that occur in addiction and how these influence motivation and behavior
• Understand the primary elements the brain needs to begin and maintain the recovery process
• Recognize the factors that contribute to adolescent substance abuse
• Identify resources available to lawyers regarding substance use, stress and ethics
• Recognize signs and symptoms of a variety of addictions and disorders

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All sessions will be held in the Institute of Psychiatry auditorium on the Medical University Campus. Parking for the seminar attendees will be in the MUSC parking garage at the corner of President and Doughty Streets. Parking fees are the responsibility of the attendee.

Please note: President Street between Bee and Doughty Streets will be closed to vehicles on the day of the conference due to construction.  Pedestrian traffic will still be allowed.

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The Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and the SC Court Administration has approved 6.5 CLE credits which includes 2.17 hours ethics credit.

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Registration Fee: $130

$130.00

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT.

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