confidential advice about individual problems;

help in arranging and implementing formal interventions;

help in deciding between outpatient, inpatient and other treatment options;

monitoring and aftercare services.

The Supreme Court of Ohio

The Ohio State Bar Association

The Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company

Local bar associations

Scott R. Mote, J.D., Executive Director

800-348-4343; smote@ohiolap.org

B.A. cum laude, Wright State University 1972; M.A., University of Dayton 1973; J.D., Capital University Law School 1977.  Admitted to practice: Ohio, 1977; U.S. District Court, S.D. Ohio, 1977; Florida, 1978; U.S. District Court, N.D. Ohio, 1978; United States Supreme Court, 1987.  Professional Memberships:  Ohio State Bar Association (Council of Delegates, District 7; Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law Section; Lawyers Assistance Committee); Columbus Bar Association (Admissions (Chair 1994-96), Probate Committees); The Florida Bar (Out-of-State Practitioners Division); Ohio State Bar Foundation; Columbus Bar Foundation; Franklin County Trial Lawyers Assn; Central Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. 

Mr. Mote was presented the 2005 Award of Merit for service to the profession by the Columbus Bar Association, and the 2006 Ohio Bar Medal by the Ohio State Bar Association, its highest award, for service to the profession.

Hobbies/Avocations: hunting, fishing, trap, skeet & sporting clays shooting, golf, reading & observing the arts.

Mr. Mote is Executive Director of the Ohio Lawyers Assistance Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association.

Paul A. Caimi, J.D., LCDC-III, Associate Director

800-618-8606

A.B., Psychology, Harvard College 1982; J.D., Boston University School of Law 1986.  Admitted to practice: Ohio, 1986; U.S. District Court, N.D. Ohio, 1987; U.S. Court of Appeals, 6^th Cir., 1992; United States Supreme Court, 1992.  Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC-III, Ohio); Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICADC).

Professional Memberships: Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland Bar Association (Lawyers Assistance Committee).  Mr. Caimi is Associate Director of the Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program, Inc. (OLAP). He maintains a law practice concentrating on personal injury, estate planning and probate law at Paul A. Caimi, Co., L.P.A., Cleveland, Ohio.

Patrick J. Garry,J.D., Associate Director

513-623-9853; pgarry@ohiolap.org

B.A. History, Boston College, 1986; J.D., University of Cincinnati, 1991. Admitted to practice in Ohio, 1991; U.S. District Court, S.D. Ohio, 1992.
Professional Memberships: Ohio State Bar Association (Lawyers Assistance Committee); Cincinnati Bar Association. Mr. Garry is Associate Direction of the Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program, Inc. (OLAP). He maintains a law practice concentrating on criminal defense.

Stephanie S. Krznarich, LISW, CCDC-1, Clinical Director

800-348-4343; skrznarich@ohiolap.org

B.S. Social Work, The Ohio State University, 1994; M.S. Social Work, The Ohio State University, 1997; Bethany Theological Seminary, Graduate Courses, 1994-1996.  Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), Ohio, 2001.  Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor (CCDC-I), Ohio, 2001. 
Professional Experience: Research positions at The Ohio State University in both the College of Social Work and the College of Psychiatric Nursing; Clinical Social Worker/Mental Health Therapist at Harding Hospital and The Ohio State University Hospitals East (older adult psychiatric units); Chemical Dependency Counselor, Talbot Hall, at The Ohio State University Hospitals East and Parkside Behavioral Healthcare Center (detox, inpatient and outpatient levels of care), Clinical Counsel at multiple Nursing Homes in Columbus, Ohio and the surrounding area; Mental Health Therapist/Drug and ALcohol COunselor at three Community Mental Health Centers in Columbus, Ohio; Facilitator of Driver Intervention Programs for the Wellness Group, and private practice.

Megan Robertson, MSW, LSW, Clinical Associate

800-348-4343; mrobertson@ohiolap.org

B.A. Psychology, State University of New York at Albany, 1995; Master of Social Work, New York University, 2000. Licensed Social Worker (LSW), Ohio 2001
Professional Experience: Medical Social Worker at Beth Abraham Health Services, specialized in psychosocial assessments and discharge planning, Bronx, New York; Social Worker and Regional Social Work Mentor at VistaCare Hospice, developed and conducted company wide trainings surrounding issues of death and dying, Columbus, Ohio; Development Associate at the Columbus Jewish Federation, assisted with the annual campaign, Columbus Ohio.