Public Speaker and Presenter
While at the State Bar of California, Lawyer Assistance Program, Lita was a sought after MCLE presenter on substance use disorders, mental health issues, and wellness strategies. Between 2018 to 2024, she conducted over 400 presentations and panel presentations to attorneys and legal professionals, law firms, bar associations, organizations, government agencies, non-profits, and other entities.
Lita is available to conduct presentations on MCLE specialties on competency/wellness strategies, competency/prevention and detection, legal ethics, and elimination of bias, including implicit bias/bias reducing strategies.
Additionally, Lita is available for other types of webinars, seminars, presentations, and panels on the various subjects:
- Leadership
- Career
- Business/Entrepreneur
- Personal/Professional Development
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder/Vicarious Trauma/Compassion Fatigue
- Workplace Stress/Burnout
- Work-Life Balance/Wellness Strategies
These descriptions are just a broad overview of the services provided. We tailor each session to our clients’ personal situations to provide specialized services and personalized solutions.
Below is a partial list of the bar associations, law firms, government agencies, non-profits, law schools, and conferences in which Lita presented:
| Bar Associations | Law Firms | Conferences | Government/Non-Profit Agencies | Law Schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco County Bar Assn. | Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo PC | Consumer Attorneys Assn. of Los Angeles Conference | Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office | USC Gould SOL |
| Los Angeles County Bar Assn. | Pepper Hamilton LLP | CA Lawyers Assn. Annual Meeting | Los Angeles County Superior Court | Chapman SOL |
| Federal Bar Assn. | Kobbe Martin Law Firm | National Council of Lawyer Disciplinary Boards (national) | Los Angeles Dependency Attorneys Assn. | UCSD SOL |
| Alameda County Bar Assn. | Haight Brown Bonesteel LLP | Women Leadership in Law Conference | Orange County City Attorneys Assn. | USF SOL |
| El Dorado County Bar Assn. | Dannis Woliver Kelley Law Firm | Pathways to Justice Conference | American Immigration Lawyers | Pepperdine SOL |
| San Gabriel Valley Bar Assn. | Baker Monook & Jenson PC | Conference of Western Attorneys General (national) | Riverside County Bar Assn. | Standford SOL |
| Sonoma County Bar Assn. | Tyson Mendez Law Firm | American Bankruptcy Institute Leadership Conference | Ventura County District Attorney’s Office | McGeorge SOL |
| Lake County Bar Assn. | Media Rights Capital | Bay Area Bankruptcy Judges Conference | Los Angeles County Juvenile Court | Southwestern SOL |
| Orange County Bar Assn. | Sony Pictures Entertainment | CA Attorneys for Health Care Professionals Conference | County Counsels Assn of California | La Verne COL |
| National Employment Lawyers Assn. (national) | Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. | CA Council of School Attorneys Annual Workshop | Santa Clara Public Defender’s Office | Loyola Law School |
| Asian Pacific American Bar Assn. | Foley & Lardner, LLP | CA Minority Counsel (national) | Central CA Appellate Program | Western State University COL |
| Iranian American Bar Assn. of Los Angeles | Finnegan, Marks, Theofel & Desmond | Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (national) | Hellenic Law Society of Calif. | San Luis Obispo COL |
| American Inn of Court | Freemont Bank | CA Employment Lawyers Assn. | Cancer Legal Resource Center | Ventura COL |
| Northern Santa Barbara County Bar Assn. | Vedder Price Law Firm | NALP Annual Education Conference (national) | Legal Aid Assn of California | US Hastings COL |
To request Lita Abella for a speaking event, please complete the Request for Speaker form.
Check out my video podcasts on Youtube.com.
Here are a few of my episodes:
What’s Your Story in the New Normal? Gangsters, Narcotics, Homicide: Protecting the Thin Blue Line
What’s Your Story in the New Normal? An Update with Chief Mike Bertelsen, Azusa Police Department
What’s Your Story in the New Normal? Former LAPD Officer Turned Comedian, Kevin Jordan.
Sanando Corazones Helps Latina Victims of Domestic Violence in Los Angeles & Surrounding Areas
What our clients are saying about our public speaking and training services!
“Lita’s extensive background in the legal arena, gives her tremendous insight into the needs of legal professionals. She’s an engaging speaker and my go-to for seminars on competence and well-being. She is able to address a large audience and still make the experience personal and individualized. We so appreciate her insight and expertise.”
Linda Temkin, Director of Education and Events, San Fernando Valley Bar Association
“Lita is a first class presenter on the important Bar topic of Wellness. She presented for our California statewide annual meeting in February of 2025 and did a fine job!“
Kevin T. Executive Director, CA Dependency Attorneys for Parents (CalDAP)
“I have had the privilege of working closely with Lita Abella over the past several years, primarily through her extensive outreach and speaking engagements on behalf of the State Bar of California’s Lawyer Assistance Program. Additionally, Lita and I are both active members of the California Lawyers Association Health and Wellness Committee. Lita is coming on board the planning committee of the LACBA Lawyer Well-Being Project, and I am excited to continue our work together on providing engaging, impactful programs for our members. Her leadership, enthusiasm, and dedication to improving the well-being of attorneys and legal professionals are truly exceptional.I highly recommend Lita Abella for any organization or individual in need of an MCLE presenter, leadership coach, or consultant specializing in attorney well-being. Lita is not only a highly skilled public speaker, but also a recognized subject matter expert in the field, bringing both knowledge and compassion to her presentations. Her expertise, dedication, and passion for helping others make her an outstanding asset to the legal community.”
Caroline Vincent, Attorney/Mediator/Arbitrator, Los Angeles County Bar Association Lawyer Well-Being Project
“Lita is an amazing ambassador for the Lawyers Assistance Program speaking to Bar Associations, Law Schools and attorney groups all over the state. Her presentation is insightful and in depth. Lita is a wonderful speaker who brings to life the serious challenges facing lawyers and the problems with stress, depression and substance abuse which plague the profession. Lita is also a dogged investigator who was able to fully develop evidence for State Bar prosecutions while I worked with her. She was persistent and pursued witnesses and documents to prove our cases. She was very interested in the outcomes and helped support our cases through trial.”
Erin Joyce, Attorney/CEO, Erin Joyce Law
“Lita is positive, motivated and desires to help lawyers improve their physical and emotional well-being. She brings her great experience and enthusiasm to each presentation as well as practical tools to help change our mindset. She has an excellent presence and is well spoken in both her expertise and State BR resources.”
Cathleen Sargent, Attorney, Lawyers Mutal Insurance Co.
Contact Us
Lita Abella, JD, BCC, ACC
Lita Abella, Coaching, Consulting & Mediation Services
1171 E. Alosta Ave., Suite 303
Azusa, CA 91702
Lita@LitaAbella.com
(909) 228-1700