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Adams and Reese, LLPAlexander Law PAAshley Gunn Attorney at Law, PLLCBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PCBarry Thaggard, LLPBradley Arant Boult Cummings LLPButler Snow LLPCampbell and EdneyCarr Law Firm, PLLCChartwell LawChhabra, Gibbs & Gustavis, P.A.Conway & Associates, PCDaniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A.Eichelberger Law Firm, PLLCForman Watkins & Krutz, LLPGibbs Travis PLLCHancock County County CourtHeidelberg Patterson & WrightHickman FondrenHortman Harlow Bassi Robinson and McDaniel, PLLCLangston & Weems Law Firm, PLLCMississippi Attorney General%u2019s OfficeMississippi College School of LawMississippi Dept. of Child Protection ServicesMississippi Dept. of Human ServicesMississippi Volunteer Lawyers ProjectPorter Law Firm, ColumbiaReynolds/Kirschberg FirmRobertson & EasterlingTannehill Carmean, PLLCTeller, Hopson & Schrader, LLPThe Michael R. Brown Law Offices, PLLCThe Mississippi BarThe Young Law FirmUniversity of Mississippi School of LawWatkins & Eager PLLCStudies since the 1990s have consistently shown that lawyers have higher rates of depression, problematic alcohol use, and anxiety than the general population. These higher rates show themselves in our colleagues as job dissatisfaction, incivility, unethical behavior, malpractice, and suicidal ideation. All of which lead to a negative perception of lawyers by the public.The Preamble to the Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct call on us to %u201cstrive to attain the highest level of skill, to improve the law and the legal profession and to exemplify the legal profession%u2019s ideals of public service.%u201d There are active steps each of us can take to live into our calling to be a %u201cwell%u201d profession %u2013 one that realizes its own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and can make a contribution to our community.Announcing the Well-Being PledgeLEGAL EMPLOYERSAs a legal employer you have the ability to change the paradigm of well-being in our profession. The first step is to adopt the Bar%u2019s Well-Being Pledge for Legal Employers. The nine point framework of the pledge allows to you select the areas of importance most important to you, your lawyers and your staff while affirming your commitment to a civil, ethical and competent profession.THANK YOU TO THESE LEGAL EMPLOYERS THAT HAVE TAKEN THE PLEDGE:As of May 1, 202534 SPRING 2025