The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) helps people who need a life-saving marrow or blood cell transplant. The NMDP connects patients, doctors, donors and researchers to resources they need to help more people live longer, healthier lives. More than 260 patients receive marrow or blood cell transplants through this network each month, and more than 25,000 patients have been given a second chance at life. Because tissue type is inherited, patients are most likely to match someone of their same race and ethnicity, so there is a special need to recruit more donors who identify themselves as members of ethnic minorities. For more information please go to www.marrow.org.

The Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP) of the New York State Bar Association was established in 1990 to assist attorneys, judges and law school students who are affected by alcoholism, drug abuse, debilitating stress, depression. It also provides supportive services to law firms, other legal entities, and families regarding mental health issues in the legal profession. The goal is to prevent health, family and work-related problems that can occur as a result of a mental health issue. For further information, please click here to download the LAP brochure, or contact our liaison to the LAP, Christina Kallas, at 212-569-5779. All calls are STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.