12 Steps, 25 Years: Lawyers Helping Lawyers marks anniversary 
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Published: October 11, 2010
Tags: Justice Harry L. Carrico, Virginia Bar Association, Virginia State Bar
In its 25 years of serving impaired attorneys, Lawyers Helping Lawyers has reached out to lawyers wherever they can: at home, in the office, even in judges’ chambers. But one longtime supporter says they’ve only touched the “tip of the iceberg.”
William D. Dolan III wanted to develop an organization to help lawyers addicted to drugs ...
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