Campus - 2025 Author Visit: A Conversation with Heidi K. Brown
Due to inclement weather on 2/6, this event will be rescheduled for 2/18
The Women's Leadership Initiative, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, The Career and Professional Development Center, and the Colby Wellness Fellowship Present:
2025 Author Visit: A Conversation with
Professor Heidi K. Brown
Thursday, February 6, 2025
5:30 p.m.
(reception and book signing to follow)
Albany Law School - DAMC
80 New Scotland Ave. Albany, NY 12208
Event is open to the public
Join us for a presentation by Professor Heidi K. Brown, Associate Dean for Upper Level Writing at New York Law School, followed by a meet and greet reception. Her talk will focus on her new book, The Flourishing Lawyer: A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Performance and Well-Being, which discusses wellness and mental health in the legal profession.
Books are available to purchase through the registration form and a book signing will follow the lecture.
About Professor Heidi K. Brown

Professor Heidi K. Brown is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law, Associate Dean for Upper Level Writing at New York Law School, and a former litigator in the construction industry. Heidi is the author of three books about well-being for law students and lawyers, including The Introverted Lawyer, Untangling Fear in Lawyering, and The Flourishing Lawyer: A Multi-Dimensional Approach to Performance and Well-Being. In 2021, Heidi earned a master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the 2023 Recipient of the Award for Outstanding Contributions to Well-Being in Legal Education from the Association of American Law Schools’ (AALS) Section on Balance and Well-Being in Legal Education. Building on a foundation of thirty years of experience in legal practice and academia, Heidi champions the importance of openly discussing stressors, anxieties, and fears in lawyering, and helping quiet and anxious law students and lawyers tap into individual strengths to become profoundly effective advocates—in their authentic voices.
Accessibility Information
A sign interpreter will be available for this event.
The main entrance to the 1928 Building is wheelchair accessible, with accessible parking nearby, a ramp leading to the main doors, and buttons to activate automatic opening of the door. An elevator is available to access the Dean Alexander Moot Court Room (DAMC) on the fourth floor of the building. Speakers will use microphones to amplify their voices.