The Alabama Lawyer Assistance Program (ALAP) provides programs and services to assist lawyers, judges, and law students in Alabama who may be impaired. ALAP is assisted by the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Committee of the Alabama State Bar and many lawyers and judges throughout the state who volunteer to carry the message to fellow members of their profession that recovery is possible. Thank you for all the work you do. It is very much appreciated.

ALAP is a program of the Alabama State Bar that assists legal professionals with chemical dependency and/or psychological problems, providing evaluation, assessment and referral services, peer and facilitated support, aftercare programs, and monitoring services. In addition, ALAP engages in preventative services through educational outreach programs, including mailings, literature distribution, and presentations to the judiciary, law schools, law firms, bar associations, bar seminars, and other organizations. ALAP provides assistance for problems associated with drug, alcohol, gambling, food, and sexual addictions, problems resulting from depression, and other mental health problems, as well as other issues which may affect a lawyer’s ability to function competently.

ALAP is not a twelve Step program, however, in many cases of chemical dependency it recommends participation in programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous or other recovery programs as major resources in a lawyer’s recovery. ALAP is not a treatment program, counseling center, employment agency, legal referral center, or employee assistance program; however, all of these services can be accessed through ALAP’s resources.