Ohio attorneys must complete 24 OH CLE hours every 2 years to complete the OH CLE requirement. Ohio attorneys must also complete the 2.5 hour Professional Conduct requirement as part of the required 24 OH CLE credit hours.[1] Ohio CLE – Compliance Groups * Last names: M – Z * Deadline: December 31 Ohio attorneys are allowed to complete up to 12…
Georgia CLE Deadline 12 hours December 31 1 legal ethics 1 professionalism
Beginning in 2018, Nevada attorneys must complete at least 13 NV CLE hours each annual Nevada CLE compliance period. Of those 13 hours, Nevada attorneys must complete at least 2 hours of legal ethics and 1 hour of substance abuse as part of the 13 hour Nevada requirement. * 13 total hours * 2 hours of legal ethics * 1 hour of…
New Jersey attorneys must complete at least 24 hours of NJ CLE each 2 year CLE compliance period. The deadline to complete your required CLE and report your New Jersey CLE compliance is December 31. If you are in NJ CLE Compliance Group 1 you must complete and report your CLE by December 31, 2018. NJ CLE Compliance Deadline * Group 1…
In 2017, the Florida Supreme Court approved a new rule requiring Florida lawyers to take technology-related CLE courses. If your Florida CLE compliance is due in 2018 (and most of 2019) you don’t have to worry about it. Florida CLER Technology Requirement For example, if your last reporting cycle ended on 12/31/2016, then you would not be required to complete the technology…
If you are in business… you will probably get sued. It’s just a fact in our litigious society. And although the law is a profession, lawyers run business and can also expect to be sued. Legal Malpractice Like most attorneys, you probably feel like there is no way you could ever be sued – until that process server shows up at…
New Jersey attorneys are normally allowed to take 12 of the required 24 hours by completing online CLE courses.[1] There are two exceptions, however, that allow all 24 hours to be completed online. The medical and non-resident exception. What is the non-resident CLE exception? You must: (1) Reside in (2) Work in (3) And be licensed in EITHER a mandatory CLE state that…
Say it with me, we all know it. “A statement, made out of court, provided for the truth of the matter asserted.” Yes, we can all repeat the definition of hearsay in our sleep. It’s the application of the hearsay rule that’s trips up lawyers and judges alike. Hearsay We all know the hearsay rule it’s the application of rule that trips…
When you finish CLE courses, CLE providers are required to report your completed TX CLE courses to the State Bar of Texas. However, although MCLE providers are required to report completed CLE courses, Texas is still technically a self-reporting state. TX CLE Reporting Although MCLE providers are required to report completed CLE courses, Texas is technically a self-reporting state. Individual attorneys must…
I usually like to stay off social media on days like today. I happened to come across this poem, however, and I thought I would share the last few lines of the poem.[1] Names etched on the head of a pin. One name spanning a bridge, another undergoing a tunnel. A blue name needled into the skin. Names of citizens, workers, mothers…
