2025 MALL Fall Meeting

When: Tuesday October 28th, 2025 @ 5:30pm

Where: St Paul Public Library - Merriam Park branch, 1831 Marshall Ave, St. Paul MN 55104

Cost: None. The event is FREE!

Registration: To attend in person, please click here to register. We will be ordering some "light bites" so please register by Friday October 24 so we can order the appropriate amount of food!

Schedule of Events:

     5:30 – 6:00:  Arrive, network, light bites

     6:00 – 6:15: MALL Business meeting                       

     6:15 – 7:15: Presentation - Grieving: Navigating Loss Without Losing Your Way (1 CLE ethics credit applied for)

Grieving: Navigating Loss Without Losing Your Way

Throughout our careers, we face various losses – health issues, job changes, divorce, and death of loved ones, just to name a few. The demanding nature of the practice of law can intensify grief, creating unique challenges for attorneys. We'll discuss how the profession's relentless pace compounds loss and provide tools for processing grief while upholding ethical standards.

We will approach grief and the grieving process through the lens of legal ethics, focusing on how grief affects key professional duties like diligence, client communication, and responsiveness. We will discuss relevant ethical rules and practical strategies for managing grief while maintaining professional responsibilities.

Finally, we’ll discuss various ways we can hold space for that which we are grieving to give meaning to our changed circumstances.

Speaker: Sarah MacGillis joined LCL as Outreach Director after a 27-year career in litigation. With a deep-seated compassion and genuine interest in people, Sarah is dedicated to ensuring attorneys receive robust targeted support, providing them with swift and easy access to essential tools when they are needed.  Sarah is enthusiastic about spearheading new initiatives at LCL, particularly in the realms of well-being, stress management, resilience and in all other areas where LCL supports legal professionals and their families. Beyond her professional commitments, Sarah is an avid runner who finds peace on Minnesota’s trails throughout the year. She has coached numerous women in their running and fitness pursuits over 20+ years of running.  Above all things, her greatest love is her family. She counts the times spent among them as her most cherished whenever and wherever they gather.

Parking and Transportation: The Merriam Park Library does have a parking lot with limited spaces. Street parking is also available on the surrounding streets.  

Metro Transit: Green Line to Fairview Ave Station – then walk south on Fairview Ave N for a half mile to Merriam Park Library.