Dean R. Dietrich, a shareholder with Weld Riley, S.C., has represented clients in the areas of lawyer ethics and professional responsibility for more than 40 years. He has represented attorneys in matters before the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Office of Lawyer Regulation and consults with law firms and lawyers regarding compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct. Dean has served as Chair of the State Bar Committee on Professional Ethics in addition to past service on the Committee appointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to review changes to Chapter 20, the Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys.

Dean currently serves as President of the State Bar of Wisconsin. Dean is a member of the ABA’s Center for Professional Responsibility and the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. He is a graduate of Marquette University Law School.

Lindsey D. Draper, J.D. had a legal career that spanned 30 years and included work as a Court Commissioner; Assistant State Public Defender; and Assistant District Attorney with primary assignments being at Milwaukee County's Children's Court Center. Following his 2006 retirement from service as a Circuit Court Commissioner for Milwaukee County, he oversaw Wisconsin's adherence to the mandates of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) as the state's Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Coordinator and Compliance Monitor through the Wisconsin Department of Justice until his retirement in 2014.

He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Milwaukee County Historical Society, the St. Charles Youth and Family Services, and the Alma Center in Milwaukee; a Director-at-Large of the National Client Protection Organization (NCPO); the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of the Institute for Well-Being in Law (IWIL); and a member of the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility Continuing Legal Education Committee. He serves on the Wisconsin Lawyer’s Fund for Client Protection committee and the ABA Standing Committee on Public Protection in the Provision of Legal Services. Draper was the recipient of the NCPO 2021 Isaac Hecht Award for Client Protection.

• Understand how mental health impacts the lawyer’s duty of competence and diligence 
• Discover sustainable ways to improve your health and work-life balance
• Hear practical recommendations for tackling the stressors of being a lawyer
• Learn how law firms, government agencies, and state bars are responding to attorneys’ mental health needs

• Senior Lawyers Division members 
• Emeritus members 
• Senior active members
• Attorneys who want to maintain a focus on well-being

Senior Lawyers Division members can attend the webcasts in the Staying Sharp Seminar Series for free!*

*Free tuition for Senior Lawyers Division members applies to live webcasts and webcast replays. It does not include CLE OnDemand.

Practical Practice Pointers

No many how many decades of law practice are under your belt, as an attorney, you must continually acquire new skills and stay on top of new technologies. This constant need to “keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice” can be a challenge at any age. The Staying Sharp Seminar Series will help lighten the load by giving attorneys in the later stages of their careers tips for upholding ethical responsibilities, providing competent representation, and maintaining a lifelong focus on well-being.