Washington must complete a minimum of 45 WA MCLE hours every 3 years by December 31. In addition, Washington attorneys must also complete a minimum of 6 hours of Legal Ethics or Professional Responsibility to meet the Washington MCLE requirements. Washington MCLE – Late CLE Reporting Group 2 attorneys in Washington had a December 31 deadline to complete all 45 WA CLE…
We get extremely busy around the end of the year and through January. This is due to the fact that a number of states have December 31 deadlines and California has a January 31 deadline. Once we get through our super busy period, then we switch gears and start calendaring more CLE tapings for the new year. Well, it’s that time of…
Georgia attorneys are required to complete 12 GA CLE hours each year.[1] The deadline to complete the required 12 Georgia CLE credit hours is December 31 and the reporting deadline is January 31. We are now deep into February – did you miss the GA CLE deadline?? Late GA CLE Compliance[2] A $100 penalty fee is assessed If y0ur Georgia CLE is…
North Carolina attorneys did you REPORT your CLE compliance yet??? Please note that Wednesday, February 28, 2018, is the deadline to return the 2017 Annual Report Form and fulfill your reporting obligation. You can file your Annual Report form online at nccle.org OR you can download the form and mail it in.[1] North Carolina CLE Reporting Deadline File your 2017 Annual CLE…
Ohio attorneys must complete 24 OH CLE hours every 2-year compliance period. Ohio attorneys who did not comply with the OH CLE requirements for the 2016-17 compliance period – which ended December 31 – will receive a notice of apparent noncompliance with the OH CLE. Late Ohio CLE Compliance Complete late CLE by April 2 File Form 19 To submit a request for…
We are all biased. There is no way around it. Bias has been hardwired into our brains during our species existence on this planet. Bias stems from a biological survival response triggered by a dangerous or stressful event where a split-second judgement is required as part of the flight or fight response. Unconscious Bias Unconscious biases are social stereotypes about certain groups…
There has been a recent trend in the last few years to place greater emphasis on how substance abuse and mental health issues affects attorneys and the clients they represent. The following specific personality disorders will be discussed: paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, avoidant, obsessive-compulsive disorder, dependent, antisocial, histrionic, borderline and narcissistic. In this course, attorney Amy Allemann will address mental health and substance…
It’s a Friday afternoon, you’re trying to wrap up all the loose ends from the week and looking forward to spending some time with your family over the weekend. Then the phone rings. It’s a long time client that runs a tow truck company. He’s decided it’s easier for him to pay all of his drivers as independent contractors… good idea??? Lawsuits…
TODAY is the day – the day for California attorneys with last names between H-M to complete their 25 hour CA CLE requirement. Once you finish your 25 hours what do you do now?[1] My State Bar Profile Tool used to report California CLE compliance Part of Cal Bar website California attorneys must report MCLE compliance through My State Bar Profile by tomorrow. Please…
Pick up the phone and call your clients, don’t “borrow” money from trust accounts, calendar every key deadline & date – the same fundamental ethics principles still hold true for the 21st century lawyer. That’s because the same traditional ethics issues continue to plague lawyers, leading to countless ethics violations and malpractice lawsuits. Lawyers & Ethics The same traditional legal ethics issues…