Wellness Programs
Our Culture of Well-Being
The health and well-being of our people is a top priority at Haynes Boone. We strive to provide a culture where we lead with empathy and empower all to thrive at work and in their personal lives. We recognize that well-being is crucial to engagement, productivity, and performance and is central to our ability to provide exceptional client service.
Supporting Our People
We are committed to meeting the unique well-being needs of our people through compassionate support, accessible resources, and evidence-based education and training. We do this through multiple programs, described below.
Wellness Programs
Our network is comprised of dedicated lawyers and business professionals who actively support the well-being of their peers. Our champions receive specialized training, including Mental Health First Aid certification.
Our employees and their families have access to high-quality counseling and coaching support through our partnership with Lyra Health.
We provide weekly mindfulness and resiliency sessions with live facilitators from Mastermind to teach breathwork, stress management, and relaxation strategies.
We partner with experts across a variety of specialties to provide webinars, trainings, podcasts, and other programming to increase awareness and education on many health and wellbeing topics.
Wellness Recognition
Received the Gold Well Workplace award for having built exceptional and comprehensive worksite wellness strategies. Firms receive this designation when they have demonstrated a clear and unique business case for wellness in the workplace and have created appropriate wellness initiatives and strategies to achieve that vision.
Haynes Boone is honored to be Gold recipients of Mental Health America’s Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health in 2024. Only one in four employers meet the extensive and thorough Bell Seal certification standards.
Achieved the gold level of the 2024 Healthy Workforce Designation from Cigna Healthcare, recognizing companies that are committed to fostering a sustainable, healthy work culture.
Each year, Healthiest Employers celebrate organizations that prioritize employee well-being. This recognition honors those who take a forward-thinking, people-first approach to workplace health – building strong, supportive cultures where employees thrive.
Abby Read is the head of Haynes Boone’s global wellness strategy and manages the firm’s organizational well-being initiative, HB Well, which offers resources, programs, trainings, and confidential support to all 1,200+ firm employees. Abby is charged with leading efforts to improve and support our lawyers’ and employees’ overall health and well-being. Abby hosts the Wellness in Law series on the firm’s The Legal Landscape podcast.
Contact Abby Read at 214-651-5632, or via email at Abby.Read@haynesboone.com.
Caring for each other and working together are foundational elements of our culture. It's what makes this firm so special – the way we care for our people, our clients, and our communities.
