Since 2019, the Sunrise Association and Sunrise Walk, Long Island has been an organization held in high regard by ZR Per Diem Services and its entire staff.  In 2020, ZR began playing an active role in the Sunrise Mission, wanting to bring as much joy to the lives of kids with cancer, by sending them and their siblings to a free summer day camp.  Connie Rinaldi spearheaded the campaign bringing the ZRPD staff to the scheduled walk last year. 

"Today marks a historic step forward in addressing the ongoing mental health crisis in the legal profession," said NYSBA President Hank Greenberg. "Future generations of New York lawyers no longer need to live in fear that bravely and smartly seeking treatment for mental health issues could one day derail their careers."

If you’ve ever known a lawyer who struggled with addiction or mental health problems, chances are they were quite reluctant to admit anything was wrong. Even in the face of compelling evidence to the contrary, like missed deadlines, sleeping in the office, excessive sick days or difficulty with tasks, they likely denied the existence of any struggle. Maybe the evidence is harder to ignore. Arrests, hospitalizations, unexplained illnesses, missing money. The list goes on and on.  Yet, those who struggle with addiction or mental health issues are often unaware of the impact of their illness, in denial about the seriousness of their condition, or are petrified of being “found out.” And few people have the ability to convince others of something more forcefully and convincingly than a well-trained lawyer!