Dan in the News

Dan has traveled the country to speak on the topics of depression, anxiety, and stress. Below are lists of publications and social media outlets he has been featured in or wrote for as well as venues he has spoken at.

Press

Even Lawyers Get the Blues: Opening up about Depression – The Wall Street Journal
No Longer Their Golden Ticket – The New York Times
Amercian Workers Are Lonely. Here Come the Robots. –The Washington Post
I am a Lawyer and I Suffer from Depression – The New York Law Journal
Why Are Lawyers Killing Themselves – CNN
Lawyers Need Vacations: Case Closed – Bloomberg BNA
How to Defy Your Genes – AARP Magazine
Lawyers Rank Highest on ‘Loneliness Scale,’ Study Finds – ABA Journal
Depressed Lawyers: A Little Help with my Friends – The Huffington Post
Reducing Stigma of Mental Illness Requires Firm Leaders to Come Out – Bloomberg
Breaking Mental Health Stigma With Workplace Wellness – WBFO Radio
How Depression Can Derail Work and Family Balance – The Wall Street Journal
If You or Someone You Love Has Mental Illness, You’re Not Alone – Buffalo News
6 Life-Changing Tips From People Living with Depression – Yahoo Health
Reports of Suicide Point to Job Stress – The National Law Journal
Reducing Stigma of Mental Illness Requires Firm Leaders to Come Out – Bloomberg Law
Buffalo Lawyer Brings Depression out of Darkness – Buffalo News
Everyday Heroes: Taking a Stand – Esperanza Magazine
Attorney’s Mission is to Erase the Stigma of Depression – The American Lawyer
Depressed? You’re not alone, and the Numbers are Growing – Plaintiff Magazine
How BigLaw Contributes to High Attorney Depression Rates – Law360
UB Law Alumni to Honor Five Alumni, Mutua at Annual Dinner – UB News
How Stress and Anxiety Become Depression – Trial Magazine, AAJ
Group Helps Lawyers with Mental Health Issues – Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
University at Buffalo Law School Honors 5 Grads Tonight – Business First
Lawyer Depression Comes Out of the Closet – ABA Journal
BLJ Notebook: There’s Help for Depression – Buffalo Law Journal
Attorney’s Mission is to Erase the Stigma of Depression – Texas Lawyer
One Attorney’s Depression Story – Trial Magazine, Association of American Justice
Legal Elite’s Top 10: Best of the Best – Business First
Employment Woes Fuel Uptick in Lawyer Depression – The New York Law Journal
Buffalo Law Journal Steps to Wellness – Buffalo Law Journal
Disclose Depression? Managing Partner Recalls Reaction to Revelation – ABA Journal
Morning Briefing: Winning the Battle with Depression – NZ Lawyer, New Zealand
Attorney Struggles, Suicides, Spotlight Need for Lukasik’s Work – Buffalo Law Journal
UB Law School at the Statler: Silver Bullet or Golden Ticket? – Artvoice
Lawyer Produces Documentary Addressing Depression Among Lawyers – ABA Journal
Bei Anwalten das Stigma viel Grober – Legal Tribue Online, Germany
Depression Group Growing to Meet Need – Business First
Weighed Down – Business First
Attorneys Suffer From High Rates of Depression – WBFO, National Public Radio
BLJ Editors Notebook: There’s Help for Depression – New York Statesman
One Lawyer’s Journey Through Depression – Louisiana Bar Journal
NYS Bar, UB Law Alumni Cite Lukasik for Depression Work – Buffalo Law Journal
What’s the Best Way You’ve Found to Combat Holiday Blues? ABA Journal
Depression and our Bodies – ABA/GP Solo Magazine
WNY Lawyer Addresses NYC Students – Business First
National Event in Indiana can Help Lawyers, Judges, Law Students – The Indiana
American Lawyers Have the Blues too – Lawyers Weekly, Australia
Catching Up With Old Friends – Esperanza
Mental Health in Law Firms – Legal Practice magazine
Depression and Our Bodies – GPSolo Magazine, American Bar Association
Lukasik Turns Personal Battle Into an International Crusade – Business First
Why Lawyers? The Depression Connection – Business First
Depression is Rising as Lawyers Lose Jobs and Sense of Entitlement – ABA Journal
Struggling Against Sadness – ABA Journal
Lukasik to Address NYC Law Students – Buffalo Law Journal
One Lawyers’ Journey Through Depression – Louisiana State Bar Journal
Broken Justice: What Happens When it Gets to be Too Much? Niagara Gazette
Crisis Highlights Need for Lawyers to Manage Stress – Law360
Bench & Bar – JUL 2013 – Kentucky Bench & Bar Magazine
For Some Area Lawyers, the Pressure is Too Much, The Buffalo News
Law School and Depression – ABA Podcast: Before the Bar
Mental Health 101: Battling Burnout and Depression – West Legal EdCenter Podcast
Attorney’s Mission is to Erase the Stigma of Depression – Texas Lawyer
Attorney Aids Colleagues – The Buffalo News
Reclaim Your Life, Reclaim Your Practice – Trial magazine
Coaching Lawyers with Depression – LizBrownJD.blog
My Desk, My Enemy – Oregon Law Practice
Why Lawyers? The Depression Connection – Buffalo Business First
Crisis Highlights Need for Lawyers to Manage Stress – Law360
Hope Does: Our Profession is at Risk for Depression – SuperLawyers magazine

Websites

Delicate Conversation: Is it Depression? – Attorney At Work.com
Lawyers & Depression: An Interview with Daniel Lukasik – PsychCentral.com
Lawyers and Depression: An Interview with Daniel Lukasik – Beliefnet.com
A Lawyer Breaks the Silence about Depression Among Lawyers – EverydayHealth.com
Why I’m Speaking Up About Lawyer Depression – TheMighty.com
Coaching Lawyers with Depression – LizBrownJD. com
The Best Depression Health Blogs of the Year – Healthline.com
Crisis Highlights Need for Lawyers to Manage Stress – Law360.com
Living With Major Depression: Dan’s Story – EverydayHealth.com
Lawyer Depression – Legal Talk Network Radio
Q-and-A with “Lawyers with Depression” Founder Dan Lukasik – Mens Depression.com
“A Terrible Melancholy: Depression in the Legal Profession” – Erie County Bulletin
If You Are a Lawyer Battling Depression, You May Want to Read This – Leavingthelaw.com
Be a Hero With Depression – PsyWeb.com
A Helpful Documentary on Lawyers with Depression – TheStoriedMind.com
A Conversation About Lawyers with Depression – Explorewhatsnext.com
Male Lawyers Struggle with Depression – Physicianshealthprogram.com
Living and Thriving with Depression – AnxiousLawyer.com

Presentations

American Psychiatric Association, National Convention – Philadelphia, P.A.
Harvard Law School – Boston, Massachusetts
Yale Law School – New Haven, Connecticut
Roger Williams School of Law – Providence Rhode Island
American Association of Justice National Convention – New York City
Capitol Law University Law School – Columbus, Ohio
Commission on Lawyers Assistance Programs, National Convention – Indianapolis
American Bar Association Committee on Disability Rights – Washington, D.C.
Louisiana State Bar Association annual convention – New Orleans, LA
Dave Nee Foundation Annual Gala – New York City
Cleveland Bar Association – Cleveland, Ohio
Women’s Bar Association – Buffalo, New York
Thompson Reuters Webinar – Mental Health Awareness: Battling Burnout and Depression
University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Cincinnati Bar Association – Cincinnati, Ohio
Women’s Bar Association – Buffalo, New York
Washington D.C. Bar Association – Washington, D.C.
Onondaga Bar Association – Syracuse, New York
Ontario Bar Association – Toronto, Canada
Monroe County Bar Association – Rochester, New York
Daemen College – Buffalo, New York
Compeer, Inc. – Buffalo, New York
Mental Health Association of Erie County, Buffalo, New York
Syracuse University School of Law – Syracuse, New York
Touro College of Law – New York City
University at Buffalo School of Law – Buffalo, New York
Presentation to New York State Administrative Law Judges, New York City
Presentation to State and Federal Judges – Buffalo, New York
Presentation to State and Appellate Judges – Rochester, New York