Monthly Archives: December 2012

Happy New Year: MCLE Deadline is Today

The end of the MCLE year is here …. TODAY.  Many states around the country have a December 31 deadline to complete your MCLE requirement.  From Colorado to Washington, attorneys are scrambling to pick up those last minute CLE units. The following states have December 31 MCLE deadlines: Alabama Colorado Delaware Georgia Hawaii Idaho    Indiana    Iowa  Louisiana    Maine    Nebraska    Nevada  New…

Colorado MCLE Deadline is December 31

Well, the world didn’t end last Friday.  If you are a Colorado attorney hoping the world was going to end so that you wouldn’t have to complete your 45 mandatory MCLE units by December 31 …. you are out of luck, we are all still here. However, while Colorado attorneys have one of the larger MCLE requirements at 45 units, Colorado attorneys…

Oregon Attorneys: MCLE Deadline December 31

Oregon attorneys have one of the heftier MCLE requirements in the country.  Every three years, attorneys in Oregon must complete at least 45 credits hours of OR CLE courses.  Oregon attorneys with a year-end MCLE deadline are rapidly running out of time to complete their MCLE requirement.[1]  Oregon attorneys do have the luxury of completing their entire OR MCLE requirement through online…

Ohio MCLE Deadline is December 31

Attorney Credits continues to keep you updated about upcoming year-end MCLE deadlines across the country.   For attorneys in Ohio there is a little more than a week to complete the biennial MCLE requirement.  Ohio attorneys with last names M – Z must complete their MCLE requirement by December 31 and report compliance by January 31. Ohio attorneys have the option to complete up to six (6)…

Online CLE For Iowa Attorneys

Attorneys in Iowa have a little more than one week to complete their annual MCLE requirement.  Attorneys in Iowa must complete 15 IA CLE credit hours by December 31, including three required hours of legal ethics every two years.  Iowa attorneys may now take substance abuse courses as part of their legal ethics requirement. As a preventive measure designed to reduce lawyer discipline…

CLE FAQ for Oklahoma Attorneys

Oklahoma attorneys must complete twelve CLE credit hours each year – including one (1) required hour of legal ethics.[1]  Attorneys in Oklahoma do have the option to complete a portion of their OK CLE courses online. Oklahoma attorneys may take up to six hours of OK CLE credit annually through online CLE courses. Online video programs are prerecorded seminars or segments of prerecorded…

Questions About California MCLE?

Did you know that if you are suspended for disciplinary reasons in California you still must complete your 25 unit MCLE requirement?  In California, attorneys are required to complete their MCLE requirement and report compliance even if they are suspended from the bar for not paying membership fees or due to disciplinary reasons. Attorney Credits and the State Bar of California have…

CLE Courses & FAQ for Louisiana Attorneys

In an attempt to expand our CLE services to more attorneys around the country, Attorney Credits has begun offering online CLE courses for Louisiana attorneys right in time for the December 31 MCLE deadline in Louisiana.  And to provide Louisiana attorneys with the MCLE information that they need, we have also recently posted our CLE FAQ for Louisiana attorneys. Louisiana attorneys must…

Top MCLE Compliance Mistakes

At Attorney Credits, we have tried to utilize our Legal Blog to get you the MCLE information that you need.  This can be a daunting task since there are 50 states with 50 different sets of CLE regulations for their attorneys.  However, as we approach deadlines in major states we have tried to keep you abreast of MCLE requirements, reporting, deadlines and…