Understanding ADHD in Attorneys

Friday 12 June 2026 | 12:00 – 13:30 ET | Online via Zoom

Understanding ADHD in Attorneys is an online presentation by the Indiana State Bar Association, focused on ADHD in the legal profession and the many ways it can shape professional life, wellbeing, self-understanding and mental health.

The session explores why there is a missed generation of women, and sometimes men, who were not diagnosed with ADHD earlier in life. For many professionals, ADHD may only become visible later, after years of anxiety, depression, burnout, overwhelm, self-doubt, or the feeling of working much harder than others to meet the same expectations.

This event is especially relevant for attorneys, legal professionals, law students, colleagues, friends and family members who want to better understand ADHD in adulthood. It may also be meaningful for people who have ADHD, people who think they may have ADHD, and people who want to support ADHD peers with more knowledge and compassion.

The legal profession can be demanding, deadline-driven and high-pressure. For ADHD attorneys, this may create both challenges and hidden strengths: intense focus, fast associative thinking, creativity, responsiveness in crisis, and strong problem-solving skills, alongside possible struggles with time management, executive functioning, emotional regulation, anxiety, or consistency under pressure.

By creating space to discuss ADHD openly in the context of legal work, this session contributes to a wider movement toward professional environments where neurodivergent people are better understood, supported and valued.

Practical information

• Event: Understanding ADHD in Attorneys
• Data: Friday 12 June 2026
• Tempo: 12:00 – 13:30 ET
• Localização: Online via Zoom
• Organiser: Indiana State Bar Association
• Audience: attorneys, legal professionals, law students, ADHD adults, colleagues and supporters

What to expect

• A professional education session about ADHD in attorneys
• Attention to missed and late diagnosis, especially among women
• Discussion of the links between ADHD, anxiety, depression and related experiences
• Information about diagnosis and support options
• A workplace-relevant lens on neurodiversity, wellbeing and professional sustainability

This event may be especially relevant for people interested in neurodiversity at work, ADHD in adulthood, legal wellbeing, professional inclusion, late diagnosis, women with ADHD, and the creation of workplaces where people do not have to struggle silently or mask their way through professional life.

View the event and registration information here

This event has been suggested as a relevant contribution to the Neurodiversity Pride Week programme by the community. The event is organised independently and may not be exclusively created for ND Pride.