Are you an attorney in any of these states? If so, your CLE deadline is at the end of this month! Don’t wait, sign up for an Attorney Credits State Compliance Bundle now. Alabama Attorneys in Alabama can complete 6 of their required 12 CLE credit hours with Attorney Credits. Find our Alabama CLE compliance bundles here. Alaska Attorneys in the largest state can complete all…
A Special Needs Trust (SNT) allows for a disabled person to maintain his or her eligibility for public assistance benefits, despite having assets that would otherwise make the person ineligible for those benefits. These types of trusts are a vital component of estate plans when clients have beneficiaries with disabilities.
How often does opposing counsel take cases to trial? What is your judge’s summary judgement record? How can analytics help you write more persuasive motions? How can legal information make you a better lawyer? Attorney Nicole Clark will show you how legal research, data & analytics can help you win your cases in state trial court.
Texas CLE Requirements for Attorneys Every active State Bar of Texas member must complete at least 15 hours accredited CLE during each minimum continuing legal education (MCLE) compliance year. Of the 15 required CLE hours a minimum of 3 hours must be in legal ethics/legal professional responsibility. For newly admitted attorneys or additional information, please see our Texas State Requirements page. Texas attorneys must take…
What’s the Deal with Your New York CLE Requirement? Experienced Attorneys Any attorney who has been admitted to the New York Bar for more than two years is an experienced attorney. All experienced attorneys must complete a minimum of 24 credit hours each biennial (every two years) reporting cycle. Of the 24 credit hours a minimum of 4 hours of CLE is…
Review the Latest Changes to Florida CLE Rules The Florida Supreme Court has reduced the required CLE hours from 33 to 30 effective January 8, 2024. This means that any Florida attorney with a January 31, 2024, compliance deadline and beyond only needs to complete a total of 30 CLE hours. Of the 30 credit hours, a minimum of 5 of the…
Do You Know Your 2023 New Jersey CLE Requirements? Any attorneys who are in good standing, regardless of whether the attorney is practicing in New Jersey is required to comply with NJ continuing legal education (CLE). New Jersey has a two-year compliance cycle, and each attorney is placed into a compliance group based on their birth month. Compliance Group 1, those born from January…
CA MCLE requirements will impact Group 1 (A-G) attorneys first. California has adopted new Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) requirements that begin with attorneys that have a compliance period ending January 31, 2025. Group 1 attorneys, attorneys with last names beginning with A-G are the first to be required to meet the new requirements as your compliance period is 2/1/2022 – 1/31/2025.…
Stay Informed on the Latest Change to California MCLE Late Penalties As of mid-2023 The State Bar of California raised the Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) noncompliance late fees. The State Auditor and the Board of Trustees decided that overall administrative revenue wasn’t enough to cover the rising costs of service, so they voted to raise your fees. Late Fee Penalty from …
Attorneys and legal professionals must be proactive – not reactive. We now have an ethical responsibility to be competent with technology which includes safeguarding confidential & protected information like PII.