The Tulare County Bar Association will host its April 2026 MCLE luncheon and Zoom webinar, Substance Abuse and the Legal Profession, on April 16, 2026. This program offers one hour of California State Bar MCLE credit in Prevention and Detection Competence and addresses substance abuse, recovery, and ethical responsibility in the legal profession.
Event Details
- Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026
- Time: 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Location: The Vintage Press Restaurante
- 216 North Willis Street
- Visalia, California
- Speaker: Attorney Christopher L. Haberman
- Program: Substance Abuse and the Legal Profession
This activity has been approved for one (1) hour of Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California in Prevention and Detection Competence.
The program is presented by the Tulare County Bar Association (TCBA). TCBA is certified by the State Bar of California as a Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Provider (Provider #1087) and certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations governing MCLE.
Presenter: Christopher L. Haberman
Attorney Christopher L. Haberman, speaker for TCBA’s MCLE program on Substance Abuse and the Legal Profession
Attorney Christopher L. Haberman brings decades of legal experience and lived perspective on recovery within the legal profession. His involvement with addiction recovery began in 1968 when, at age 17, he became a ward of the State of California and entered Synanon, one of the earliest residential drug treatment programs. He remained involved with the program until its closure in the mid‑1980s.
Mr. Haberman began working in the legal field in 1973 as an investigator for Synanon’s in‑house law office. He became a licensed private investigator in 1978 and served for ten years as Chief Investigator, managing and training investigators handling civil, criminal, regulatory, and tax matters.
Although he did not complete high school, Mr. Haberman attended law school and was admitted to practice law in California in 1987. He maintained a litigation and appellate practice in state and federal courts from 1988 to 1998 and was a partner in a law firm in Visalia.
In 1998, he left legal practice to co‑found Marketing Over Time, Inc., a nationwide marketing and communications firm with an emphasis on healthcare. He returned to legal practice in 2016, focusing on appeals, writs, and post‑conviction relief for non‑citizens.
Mr. Haberman is currently the Supervising Attorney for the Women and Family Defense Project at O.L.A. Raza, Inc., a nonprofit organization providing immigration services and education to underserved communities in the Southern San Joaquin Valley.
He has been active in 12‑Step recovery since 1993 and helped organize the Visalia Chapter of The Other Bar, a nonprofit network of recovering lawyers, judges, and paralegals dedicated to assisting legal professionals struggling with substance abuse and addiction.
Registration Information
All attendees must pre‑register and pay in advance by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
TCBA Members
- Attorney (lunch and credit): $50.00
- Paralegal (lunch and credit): $40.00
- Zoom webinar (with or without credit): $15.00
Non‑Members
- Attorney (lunch and credit): $70.00
- Paralegal (lunch and credit): $60.00
- Zoom webinar (with or without credit): $30.00
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