Yearly Archives: 2018

New CLE on Examination of Forensic Documents

One of your favorite business clients hurriedly walks into your office. You can tell by the look on her face that she is quite distressed and she has been crying. When she went to refinance her home, the title company informed her that they wouldn’t be able to help her… because she doesn’t own the home. There’s a quitclaim deed showing that…

IL CLE: Illinois MCLE Reporting Groups

Illinois attorneys must complete a minimum of 30 IL CLE hours every 2 years in order to complete the IL MCLE requirement. In addition, 6 hours must completed in the area of Professional Responsibility – which includes courses in legal ethics, bias & diversity and substance abuse in the legal profession. Your Illinois CLE reporting period depends on the first letter of your last…

Litigating a Slip and Fall Case Against the City: Crumbling Sidewalks & Ruptured Breast Implants

A potential client walks into your office. She was walking down the street to her doctor’s appointment from her condo when she got her toe caught in the uneven sidewalk and fell hard on her chest. Because her arms were outstretched as she fell, her breast implants ruptured when she hit the cement. Does this person have a claim against the city?<br><br>…

New CLE: Levelling the Playing Field – An Overview of Title IX Litigation

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits sex discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding. The principal objective of Title IX is to avoid the use of federal money to support sex discrimination in education programs and to provide individual citizens effective protection against discriminatory practices in schools that receive federal funding. Title IX issues include, but are not…

New CLE Course on Business Valuation, Community Foundations and Long Term Care

Many attorneys serve as trusted advisors to small (often family owned) business owners and entrepreneurs to ensure that their businesses thrive and grow. Their business, legal and practical guidance helps the business owner to protect and enhance the value of the business and when it’s time to sell help with exit planning. Counseling Business Owners on Valuation, Community Foundations and Life Insurance…

PA CLE: Group 1 Attorneys MCLE Deadline is April 30

For MCLE compliance purposes, Pennsylvania attorneys are broken into three different groups. These MCLE compliance groups are assigned randomly by your lawyer ID number. Group 1 attorneys in Pennsylvania must complete 12 hours – including 2 hours of ethics – by April 30. PA MCLE Group 1 Deadline: April 30  Pennsylvania attorneys are allowed to complete 6 hours of online CLE each…

CLE Course: Digital Forensics for Attorneys 101

A wife is murdered in her own home. The husband claims he tried to stop the intruder but the large man over powered him and tied him up to a chair. But the wife’s Fitbit tells a different version of the story than the tale that the husband presents. As the police investigate the case and harness the digital information created by…

PA CLE: Pennsylvania CLE FAQ

How many PA CLE hours do I need to complete each year? How many ethics hours are required? When do I report my Pennsylvania CLE compliance? Do CLE providers report my completed courses for me? Top Pennsylvania CLE Questions What are the mandatory CLE requirements in Pennsylvania? 12 hours each compliance period Including 2 hours of legal ethics, professionalism or substance abuse…

The Late Georgia CLE Deadline is March 31

If you are an attorney in Georgia and you have not yet completed your 2017 Georgia CLE requirement, you are RAPIDLY running out of time! Georgia attorneys were required to complete 12 GA CLE hours by December 31 to complete the Georgia CLE requirement. Late GA CLE Compliance A $100 penalty fee is required if the Georgia CLE hours for the preceding…