Private Practice
June 14th, 4:15 p.m. -5:15 p.m
Lord Baltimore Hotel, Salon E
This is an opportunity for private practitioners and those who are considering it to discuss the possibilities, risks, and challenges that come with private practice as a sentencing advocate/mitigation specialist. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about creating and maintaining a practice and to discuss issues such as billing, advertising, workload, employees, and cash flow. In this session, participants will:
- identify potential types of business structures and entities,
- identify three benefits and three challenges of private practice, and
- will have an opportunity to ask questions and get feedback about starting and maintaining a private practice.
Charity Laister, LCSW, JD
Charity Laister is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in the State of Alabama. Ms. Laister has more than 10 years of social work experience. Throughout her social work career, she has practiced directly with individuals, served as a social work supervisor, and served as an administrator for social work and behavioral health programs. Ms. Laister earned a Juris Doctirate from the Birmingham School of Law, a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Alabama, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from the University of Montevallo. Ms. Laister previously served as the lead social worker at the Jefferson County Public Defender's Office in Birmingham, Alabama. She now develops mitigation and sentencing advocacy for capital cases in her private practice.