DOORS OPEN BETWEEN 7:45 TO 8 A.M.

Sponsor: The Quality Group

Breakfast Buffet Menu Eudora Welty:

Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice

Organic Apple Juice

Assorted Cereals, Whole, Skim, and Soy Milks

Individual Low Fat, Plain and Fruit Yogurts

Artisan Bagels, Cream Cheese and Peanut Butter

Sliced Fresh Tropical Fruits, Melons, Berries

Soft Scrambled Eggs, Snipped Scallions

Hickory Smoked Bacon

Country Sage Sausage

Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes with Onions

Stone Ground Grits

Session Topic: Mental Health & Wellness

Speaker: 

Dr. Angela White-Bazile, Esq.

Executive Director

Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, Inc.

Dr. Angela White-Bazile, Esq. is a graduate of University of Southwest Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana now known as University Louisiana at Lafayette. She received her juris doctorate from Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge in 1996. She also received her Doctorate of Psychology & Counseling.

Dr. Bazile has been a practicing attorney for over 20 years. She has held positions such as Judicial Law Clerk/Research Attorney for Civil District Court, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, & the Louisiana Supreme Court; Associate Attorney; and a Professor of the law. She was an In-house counsel for Prudential Life Insurance in Jacksonville, Florida.

She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., New Orleans Alumnae Chapter. She is a member of various legal organizations, including but not limited to Louisiana State Bar Association, National Bar Association, American Bar Association, Louis Martinet Society, A.P. Tureaud Inns of Court, St. Tammany Parish Bar Association, National Association of Realtors, etc.

Prior to being named the Executive Director of the Louisiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, Dr. Bazile was the Executive Counsel to the Louisiana Supreme Court under the 25th Chief Justice, Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson. She was the Secretary of the Louisiana Human Trafficking Prevention Commission and the Louisiana Judicial Liaison for human trafficking. She is a recipient of various awards: the 2020 National Bar Association’s Hidden Figure Award; the 2018 Southern University Law School’s Distinguished Alumna Award; and the 2017 Louisiana State Bar Association’s President’s Award. She has been a presenter for various Continuing Legal Education seminars and is a well-sought after motivational speaker.

CLM CREDIT - PENDING

CLM^®Application Credit: 1 hour of Self-Management

CLM^® Application Credit for Functional Specialists: 1 hour in the subject area of Human Resources Management (HR) towards the additional hours required of some Functional Specialists to fulfill the CLM application

CLM^® Recertification Credit: 1 hour in the subject area of Substance Abuse (HR)