Paula is the Managing Attorney at her firm and also a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Clinician. She often focuses on trademark prosecution, having prosecuted over 400 brands. She also focuses on the issues at the confluence of law and mental well being, frequently working as a court appointed Guardian ad Litem for the mentally ill and deemed potentially incompetent.
CLE Presentations
Personality disorders stem from childhood trauma. What does this mean for our clients who are married to the disordered, raising children with them, or have one themselves? What does this mean for you as a legal professional? How can you help protect your clients and yourself? How can you be a helpful part of this situation? This presentation will explore different types of psychopathology, its origins, the Karpman Drama Triangle, and will leave you with helpful strategies and tips when you find this person in your profession.
This presentation will explore fun facts about neuroscience, the parasympathetic nervous system, and overall function of the brain as a critical element of our health. We’ll learn about therapy, why it works, how it works, and how to recognize when it’s needed. We’ll also spend real time discussing how to raise that need with clients.
Learn how social media’s introduction into American Trademark Law “changed everything.” Our expert will discuss the value of a Trademark for each of your clients’ businesses, and provide a primer for attorneys with clients who import goods or offer services in the US. Then, we’ll walk through the many applications of Trademark Law to social media, and the evolving relevant rights, opportunities, and liability.
Almost every lawyer will encounter a mentally ill client at some point. How this is managed can vary based on local ethical requirements. However, one constant is the way that mental illnesses often present themselves. This presentation will cover topics like when to ask for guardianship, how to keep yourself safe, how to try to make sure your client understands what is happening, knowing when it is time to withdraw, and how to seek support along the way. We’ll walk through real life examples of hypothetical situations involving clients and how to manage them.
In this presentation mental health counselor and attorney Paula Yost will demonstrate how to deal with generational trauma, differences in age groups, and how to connect families to services. She will go over the signs of a burgeoning mental illness in a child and how your role as a lawyer can set a family up for future success or can contribute to failure. This presentation acts as a reminder of how critically important the work we do is, complete with statistics on how and why children commit crimes.
This presentation will explore fun facts about neuroscience, the parasympathetic nervous system, and overall function of the brain as a critical element of our health. We’ll learn about therapy, why it works, how it works, and how to recognize when it’s needed. We’ll also spend real time discussing how to raise that need with clients.