Welcome To KALAP
It has been estimated that anywhere from 2,000 to 3,000 lawyers
licensed by the State of Kansas suffer from physical or mental illness impairing their
professional abilities. This results in a substantial impact on clients and the State
Bar's disciplinary system.
The Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program (KALAP) was created by the
Kansas Supreme Court to provide for identification, peer intervention and rehabilitation
of any Kansas lawyer whose professional performance is impaired because
of physical or mental illness, including alcoholism and substance abuse, so these attorneys
may resume or enter the competent practice of law. In this way, KALAP not only
helps to save the lives and practices of impaired attorneys, it also contributes to the
protection of the public, the continued improvement in the integrity and reputation of the
legal profession and, because assistance to an impaired lawyer often prevents future ethical
violations, the reduction of disciplinary actions against impaired attorneys, including the
immense amount of time and expense of investigation and prosecution.
KALAP
515 S. Kansas Avenue, Suite 202, Topeka, KS 66603
1-888-342-9080
klap@kscourts.org