Confidential Help for Lawyers, Judges, Their Family Members, and Law Students in Pennsylvania
100% Confidential & Judgment Free Support
Everything you share with LCLPA stays completely confidential. Our services are judgment-free because you deserve real, compassionate support.
Peer Support from Fellow Legal Professionals
Speak with someone who understands. Our volunteer network includes lawyers, judges, and law students in recovery who’ve been in your shoes and want to help.
Comprehensive Help for the Legal Profession
We offer tailored resources, compassionate referrals, and personalized assistance for your unique situation, whether you’re a lawyer, judge, law student, a concerned family member, or a family member that is struggling with a substance use or mental health challenge.
Specialized Support for Legal Professionals
Talk privately with peer volunteers
Get matched with trusted mental health professionals
Access videos, toolkits, and guides
Services We Offer to the Legal Community
LCLPA provides free, confidential support to Pennsylvania’s legal community including lawyers, judges, law students, colleagues, and concerned family members. Family members of lawyers and judges are also fully eligible to access all confidential services provided.
Confidential Help for Lawyers
The demands of practicing law can lead to stress, depression, and substance use.
We offer confidential support.
Confidential Help for Family Members
Judges face unique stress and are not immune to depression or substance use.
We’re here to help confidentially.
Confidential Help for Law Students
Law school stress can impact physical and mental health. You’re not alone we provide support without judgment.
“I didn’t know where to turn when everything in my life started falling apart. The pressure of my practice, my mental health, and my personal life was too much. LCLPA connected me with a lawyer in recovery who had walked a similar path. Just speaking with someone who truly understood gave me the strength to move forward.”
— Anonymous Attorney
Ready to Talk? We're Here to Help.
If you or someone you care about is struggling with stress, mental health, or substance use issues, don’t wait. LCLPA offers completely free and confidential support available 24/7 to all Pennsylvania legal professionals, their families, and colleagues.
About Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania, Inc. (LCLPA) is a confidential, non-profit organization established in 1988 to support lawyers, judges, their families, and law students facing mental health or substance use challenges.
Governed by a volunteer board of legal professionals, many of whom are in recovery, we have helped thousands across the state with free, nonjudgmental support. Our services are completely confidential. We are not affiliated with the Disciplinary Board and do not report any participation. LCLPA offers peer support, referrals, intervention assistance, always delivered with compassion and complete privacy. LCLPA also offers CLE presentations on a myriad of topics including but not limited to mental health, substance use, imposter syndrome, resiliency, wellbeing, device dependence and motivational interventions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions about how we work or who we help? Below are answers to some of the most common questions we receive. All of our services are free, confidential, and designed specifically for Pennsylvania’s legal professionals and their families.
Is LCLPA really confidential?
Yes. LCLPA’s services are 100% confidential. We are not affiliated with the Disciplinary Board, licensing authorities, or any employer, and we do not report participation of any kind.
Who can use LCLPA's services?
LCLPA is here to support lawyers, judges, their family members, and law students across Pennsylvania who are facing mental health or substance use challenges.
What kind of help do you provide?
We offer confidential referrals to qualified mental health professionals for private evaluations covered by LCLPA, as well as peer support, free literature and resources, intervention assistance, all provided with compassion and complete confidentiality. LCLPA also offers CLE presentations on a myriad of topics including but not limited to mental health, substance use, imposter syndrome, resiliency, wellbeing, device dependence and motivational interventions.
Can I call about someone else?
Yes. Whether you’re concerned about a colleague, friend, or family member, you can contact us for guidance and support on how to help them.
What Happens When I Call the LCLPA Helpline?
LCLPA Helpline: 888-999-1941
Confidential • 24/7/365
Whether it is stress, mental health, substance use, or grief, life does not follow a 9–5 schedule. Our helpline is always answered by a person: LCLPA staff during business hours and the Medical Bureau of Harrisburg after hours. If after hours, callers are asked, “Is this an emergency? Would you like to speak with someone on-call?” and our rotating LCLPA staff are ready.
Callers can remain 100% anonymous and receive all confidential services. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. We meet people where they are.
We also support LAPs nationwide and maintain reciprocity to ensure caller anonymity across state programs.
It takes courage to pick up a 4,000-pound phone. We are here anytime.
Support Across Pennsylvania
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers of Pennsylvania (LCLPA) provides confidential, assistance to legal professionals and their families throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Get in Touch with LCLPA
Have questions or need assistance that’s not urgent? Use the form below to contact our administrative office. If you’re unsure about where to start or have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out—we’re here to help.
Please note that we respond during business hours.