A Voice of Clarity In Complex Times

I speak because clarity is freedom. When leaders and professionals remember how to stand in their own power, without control or compromise, everything changes—decisions sharpen, conflict dissolves, and possibility returns. My passion is showing people what they already sense but can’t yet name: that autonomy, courage, and truth are the real edge in high-stakes systems. Speaking is where I bring this vision to life, so others can feel it, practice it, and carry it back into their work and their world.

When you need transformation, not just information.

Topics I speak on: 

Leadership, power, and resilience in high-stakes environments

Real estate, development strategy, and public-private partnerships

Rehumanizing law and business through autonomy and trust

Lawyer well-being, attorney culture, and systems change

Mindfulness and presence in performance-driven professions

Economic and community housing development

Navigating complex decisions through legal and operational alignment

See Libby In Action

Shifting Organizational Mindsets

Graduate program session on re-humanizing organizations through employee well-being.

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Breaking Cycles in Leadership

Workshop on clarity vs. criticism in high-stakes decision-making.

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Mindfulness for Lawyers

Accredited CLE session on resilience in a profession trained to worry.

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Cost of Ineffective Leadership 

I join Mark Yacano on the “Erasing the Stigma” podcast to describe cost-benefit of “crack makers” and “glue makers” in the workplace.

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Inherent Occupational Risks: Mental Health and Practicing Law

Kerry and I launch Episode 1 of the New York State Bar Association’s special COVID-19 podcast series on Attorney Well-Being and a profession in crisis.

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Presentations & Media

Cultivating Well-Being in Law School

Albany  Law School (2025)

Boundaries for Lawyers in Practice

National SNA, California (2024)

Humanizing Law and Law Systems

NENYS Estate Planning Council (Oct 2023)

Attorney Wellbeing in Times of Stress

Appellate Division, 3rd Department (Aug 2023)

Well Beyond the Law

UIA US National Committee Seminar (Mar 2023)

Erasing the Stigma

Major, Lindsey & Africa, Podcast (Nov. 2022)

Taking Care of Ourselves and Our Practices

ABA, Mid-Atlantic Conference (Sept 2022)

Wellness in the Workplace: Panel Discussion

PBS/WHMT (Dec 2021)

Re-Humanizing Organizations through Employee Wellbeing

Albany Law (Nov 2021)

Practicing Law with Mindfulness

NYSBA Women on the Move Conference (2020)

Mindfulness for Lawyers

New York State Bar Association (2020)

Trauma, Mental Health and the Lawyer

New York Bar Assoc Journal (Jan 2023)

This is Us: From Striving Alone to Thriving Together

 Editor, NYSBA Committee on Attorney Wellbeing Task Force Report (Oct 2021)

Attorney Wellbeing Podcast

New York State Bar Assoc (March 2020)

Never Alone: Addiction, Recovery & Community

New York State Bar Assoc Journal (Dec. 2018)

Attorney Wellness: The Science of Stress and the Road to Well-Being

New York State Bar Assoc Journal (Oct 2018)

What Makes Lawyers Happy

New York State Bar Assoc. Women's Community Newsletter (Fall 2015)

Embracing AI in legal:

A path to enhanced well-being and better client service (Thomson Reuters, 2025)

Towards Thriving Together in New York:

 Q&A with Elizabeth "Libby" Coreno, Chair of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Attorney Well-Being | Practical Law

Legal Industry Needs to End 'Blame and Shame' on Mental Health

(Bloomberg Law 2021)

State Bar Co-Chair on Attorney Well-Being

Capping Billable Hours at 1,800 Is 'Radical' But Necessary (Law.com 2021)

Cap billable hours for lawyer well-being, state bar report says;

Survey found this group is least satisfied (ABA Journal, 2021)