Ethically Managing Digital Addiction: Strategies for Attorney Wellness in a Hyperconnected World
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About This Course
In an era where constant connectivity is the norm, attorneys face growing challenges related to digital overuse and the stress, distraction, and burnout that can follow. This course explores digital addiction through the lens of attorney wellness, examining its classification as an impulse control disorder and its impact on mental and physical health, focus, productivity, and overall well-being.
Attendees will learn how excessive reliance on smartphones, computers, and other devices can contribute to anxiety, sleep disruption, and impaired judgment, ultimately affecting professional performance and personal fulfillment. The program will provide attorneys with tools and strategies to create healthier digital habits, set boundaries around device use, and adopt mindful approaches to technology that support sustainable legal practices and ethical decision-making.
Designed for attorneys in all practice areas, this course supports personal and professional well-being by addressing a modern risk factor that can silently erode resilience, engagement, and quality of life in the legal profession.
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the concept of addiction and explore what makes social media and other online content addictive.
- Identify the signs of digital addiction and the consequences of digital addiction on mental health.
- Assess and apply tools available to overcome digital addiction.
- Recognize how digital addiction can impair a lawyer’s ethical duties and apply relevant ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct to mitigate professional risk.
Course Time Schedule:
Eastern Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Central Time: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Mountain Time: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Pacific Time: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Alaska Time: 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 5:30 AM - 6:30 AM
This course is also being presented on the following dates:
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Thursday, April 2, 2026
About the Presenters
Brenda Seibert, Esq.
Bucks County Community College
Practice Area: Trial (+1 other areas)
Brenda Seibert is an Assistant Professor in the Business and Innovation Department and Learning Resources Department. In 2020, she was awarded the Bucks County Community College “Above and Beyond Award.” She also serves as Program Director of the Bucks County Community College Paralegal Program and Paralegal Program...
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