Post Lunch Plenary: Mental Health and Practice of Law

Chelsy Castro Related Seminars and Products

CEO and Founder

Castro Jacobs Psychotherapy and Consulting

Chelsy Castro is Principal and Founder of Castro Jacobs Psychotherapy and Consulting, a firm specializing in lawyer well-being. A recognized expert in high-achiever well-being, Chelsy has worked with tech companies, universities, international law firms, and numerous companies across the country. From thousand-person conferences to 20-person workshops, Chelsy equips her audiences with the knowledge and skills necessary for sustainably healthy success in a competitive world.

A graduate of the University of Chicago and American University Washington College of Law, Chelsy practiced law as a multilingual attorney in the field of international regulatory compliance before transitioning into the clinical and consulting fields. An attorney turned psychotherapist and performance coach, she now counsels individuals, teams, and the organizations they work for on how to achieve their goals in healthy and productive ways. Chelsy’s publications and trainings focus on science-based skills and strategies for improving performance and increasing well-being in high-pressure professions.

She has been featured by the American Bar Association, Telemundo, and several legal industry publications and podcasts. She is a renowned speaker, author of the book 50 Lessons for Happy Lawyers, and creator of the Healthy High-Achiever e-learning suite.

Felicia Frazier Related Seminars and Products

Managing Partner

Odelson, Sterk, Murphey, Frazier & McGrath, Ltd.

Managing Partner at Odelson, Murphey, Frazier & McGrath, Ltd., Felicia Frazier provides experienced counsel in the areas of school, municipal, and labor law. A graduate of Illinois State University with a degree in Psychology, she earned her Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School. Felicia is a member of the Illinois Council of School Attorneys and is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Prior to coming to the firm, Felicia served as an Assistant States Attorney with the Cook County State's  Attorney's Office. As a trial attorney, she prosecuted hundred  of cases in both bench and jury trials. In addition, she provided domestic battery training for Area 4 Police Headquarters personnel.

Felicia presently serves as general counsel to numerous school districts, as well as village attorney for multiple municipalities. Felicia’s school law experience includes hearings before the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, teacher dismissal hearings, and labor contract negotiations, including arbitrations. Her public sector experience includes personnel issues, labor and employment matters, and contract negotiations. She represents employers in state and local labor board hearings, as well as grievance and arbitration hearings.

Felicia has served as a speaker at school and municipal conferences on topics including employee discipline, discharge, pension related issues, and social media. She has also conducted training programs for a variety of employers on labor and employment law issues.

In 2022, Felicia was named as one of Crain’s Chicago’s Notable Women Lawyers and was 1 of 4 recipients of the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois Top Women Lawyers in Leadership Awards.