NYSBA reframes self-care as a professional and ethical imperative
Incoming NYSBA President Taa Grays says attorney wellbeing can no longer be treated as a private matter, citing the association's 2021 Task Force on Attorney Well-Being conclusion that self-care is a professional and ethical imperative.
BY WELLBEING DESK · JUNE 10, 2026 · 1 MIN READ
Incoming NYSBA President Taa Grays says attorney wellbeing can no longer be treated as a private matter, citing the association's 2021 Task Force on Attorney Well-Being conclusion that self-care is a professional and ethical imperative. The message links wellbeing to competence, turnover, client satisfaction and profitability, while highlighting loneliness, the Lawyer Assistance Program and bar-exam mental health. The bar-association framing matters because it places wellbeing inside professional responsibility, not outside it.