The OAAP provides support and tools to improve the balance of personal and professional life. All communications with the OAAP are confidential and anonymous and will not affect the attorney s standing with the PLF or the Oregon State Bar. Confidentiality is critical to these programs and all program participation is anonymous. If you are interested in any of the OAAP programs contact the OAAP at the numbers listed below. While most people refer themselves to the programs, OAAP also works with any individual who is concerned that an attorney is not functioning effectively.
Services provided by the OAAP are free.
If outside professional services are needed, the OAAP will assist the lawyer with finding competent, professional assistance that may be covered by regular health insurance or other benefit policies. He was in private practice from 1976 to 1983 and served as CEO and corporate counsel for a Portland advertising company for six years before joining the OAAP as a program attorney in 1989. Mr. Sweeney is a recovering alcoholic who has been sober since 1984. He is a Certified Employee Assistance Professional and serves on the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs. He was in private practice in Portland from 1985 to 1990.