Practical and Ethical Considerations in Identifying and Representing Clients impacted by Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

This presentation will inform you of some of the manifestations of these affects that may impact your effective representation of the client, provide tips on how to manage such clients and some of the ethical implications and issues that may arise with such clients.

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Credits Ethics:1.0, General:1.0

Tag(s) Military

Description

Nebraska MCLE #256789. 1.0 CLE Ethics Hours. (OnDemand credit)

**This program has been approved for 1.0 hours of distance-learning CLE, including 1.0 hours of ethics. You may claim 1.0 hours of credit total for this program.

Although this presentation was originally prepared in the context of Military Veterans, there are times when clients which seem difficult and hard to manage may actually be experiencing subtle effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or a past Traumatic Brain Injury. This presentation will inform you of some of the manifestations of these affects that may impact your effective representation of the client, provide tips on how to manage such clients and some of the ethical implications and issues that may arise with such clients.

Lawrence (Larry) W. Stunkel has over 40 years of legal experience including service as a staff attorney for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) General Counsel’s Torts Law Group from 2011 to 2021 and as the Assistant Regional Counsel, Chicago Office of the VA Regional Counsel, Hines, IL from 2005 to 2010 after retirement from the U.S. Air Force in 2004. His 20-year military legal career included experience in operations and international law, medical law, and as a trial prosecutor. Larry had assignments in Washington D.C. as Chief of Air Force Claims (1998 to 2001) and as an Air Force Medical Law Consultant from 1992 to 1995. Larry received his undergraduate degree in Journalism and his law degree both from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Prior to joining the Air Force, Larry had a solo law practice in Wahoo, Nebraska. He and his wife, Sally, have three daughters and a son.

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