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Building Calm and Control Under Pressure (Dec. 9, 2025)

Recorded On: 12/09/2025

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This session delivers the frameworks and protocols attorneys need to maintain composure and clear thinking - even during high-stakes litigation, negotiation and client crisis situations.

Drawing from neuroscience, military resilience training and cognitive behavioral psychology, this program equips legal professionals with battle-tested tools to regulate stress before, during and after high-pressure events.

What You'll Learn:

  • Event-Thought-Emotion-Action Loop: Map how stress cascades through your system and identify leverage points for intervention
  • Rational Optimism Protocol: Challenge catastrophic thinking patterns using evidence-based disputation
  • Deliberate Breathing Techniques: Deploy Box Breathing, Physiological Sighs, and energy-boosting protocols to regulate your nervous system in seconds
  • Vantage Point & Forward Ops Thinking: Evaluate scenarios systematically and shift from rumination to strategic action

This live program offers free CLE in select jurisdictions for members of ACC. Please see details below! 

 

CLE/CPD CREDIT IS AVAILABLE IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS: 

*Alaska, *Arizona, California, *Connecticut, Georgia, *Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, *New Hampshire, *New Jersey, *New York, *North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.  

  

*Indicates that CLE/CPD credit is available by virtue of reciprocity with another jurisdiction. 

  

ACC WILL MAKE AN APPLICATION FOR CLE UPON REQUEST IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS:  

Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Vermont. 

 

Requests must be made one week prior to the scheduled program date to ensure timely application submission. Please use the form below to submit your request for CLE.  

 

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE FORM! 

 

ATTENDEES MUST SELF-FILE IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS (A CERTIFICATE WILL BE PROVIDED TO ASSIST YOUR FILING EFFORTS): 

Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. 

 

 

CLE/CPD IS NOT MANDATORY IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS: 

District of Columbia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, South Dakota 

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Building Calm and Control Under Pressure
12/09/2025 at 12:00 PM (EST)  |  Recorded On: 12/09/2025  |  58 minutes
12/09/2025 at 12:00 PM (EST)  |  Recorded On: 12/09/2025  |  58 minutes
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US States: CA, GA, IL, LA, MN, NC, MO, OH, PA, TN, TX, and WA
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Up to 1.20 CLE credits available  |  Certificate available ACC has filed directly with the following states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. Please select you state and enter your bar number to have your certificate generate fully.
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US States: AK, AZ, CT, HI, NH, NJ, NY, ND
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Up to 1.20 CLE credits available  |  Certificate available ACC uses interstate reciprocity rules to grant credit in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota. Please select you state and enter your bar number to have your certificate generate fully.
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US States: AL, CO, FL, ID, IA, IN, KY, ME, MS, NE, NV, OK, OR, PR, RI, SC, UT, VA, WV, WI, and WY.
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Up to 1.20 CLE credits available  |  Certificate available ACC has not made an application for credit in the following states: Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The certificate provided here is to aid your personal application for credit to your state regulator.
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Carlos Garcia

Co-Founder

True Progress Lab

Jose Garcia is an attorney, Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) officer, and leadership coach who helps professionals thrive under pressure. As Co-Founder and CEO of True Progress Lab, he equips executives, entrepreneurs, and attorneys to speak with clarity, lead visibly, and perform fearlessly through resilience training and his Inner Fortress Program. A Major in the U.S. Army Reserve and an Army-Certified Resilience Trainer, Garcia brings discipline, integrity, and proven methods for stress recovery into his coaching practice. His mission is simple: to empower leaders to transform stress into strength and show up boldly when it matters most.


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Stefanie Dierichs

Co-Founder

True Progress Lab

Stefanie Dierichs-Garcia, GPHR, is a performance coach and global HR leader who helps professionals and mission-driven teams thrive under pressure. As Co-Founder of True Progress Lab, she equips leaders to communicate clearly, navigate conflict with composure, and build resilience in high-stakes environments. An experienced HR partner with a background at organizations including the Clinton Foundation, Abt Associates, and Management Sciences for Health, Stefanie is also an Army-Certified Resilience Trainer and MBTI facilitator. Fluent in multiple languages and grounded in international experience, she brings a global perspective to her work, empowering leaders to transform stress into strength and lead authentically.

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