Attorney Credits offers CLE in states across the country to help attorneys fulfill their mandatory CLE requirement. We offer CLE in thirty-two states at this point in time and we will be adding more states next year to better serve attorneys around the country. Attorneys enjoy our convenient online format and the quality of our courses in addition to our helpful customer…
You are a California attorney and you completed your 25 credit hour MCLE requirement back in January right before the end of the deadline. The CA MCLE requirement is about the furthest thing on your mind at this point in time. You go to your mailbox to grab your latest edition of California Lawyer … and the next thing you know you…
Attorneys that are admitted to the State Bar of Nevada must complete at least twelve (12) CLE credit hours each annual NV CLE compliance period as part of their mandatory Nevada continuing legal education (CLE) requirement. As part of the 12 unit Nevada CLE requirement, Nevada attorneys must complete at least two (2) credit hours of legal ethics. Nevada attorneys now also…
Attorneys that are admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar Association must complete 12 PA CLE credit hours each annual compliance period to fulfill the mandatory Pennsylvania minimum Continuing Legal Education (CLE) requirement. As part of the 12 unit PA CLE requirement, Pennsylvania attorneys must complete a minimum of 1 hour of legal ethics, professionalism or substance abuse. This legal ethics requirement will be…
Recent court decisions imposing sanctions and holding both in-house and outside counsel responsible for poor electronic discovery practices make it clear that all attorneys need to understand the basics of electronic discovery – or at least know when and how to engage colleagues, litigation support teams and service providers who are experts in the field. Complicating this challenge is the fact that…
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) require that companies must be prepared to discuss the location and accessibility of potentially relevant electronically stored information (ESI) shortly after the litigation begins. The federal (and many state) discovery rules and recent case law require the quick and effective imposition of a litigation hold on critical ESI before the lawsuit even begins.[1] This presents…
Attorneys that are licensed to practice law in Colorado have mandatory continuing legal education (CLE) obligations. Colorado attorneys must complete a minimum of 45 credit hours of approved CO CLE every 3 years in order to fulfill the CO CLE requirement. Of the 45 required CO CLE credit hours, a minimum of 7 credit hours must be completed in the area of…
Historically, addiction has been attributed to a lack of self-control or will power. However, science has proven that this is not the case. Many individuals, with the self-control and will power to complete law school, run a successful company or become a professional athlete succumb to the ills of addiction. And lawyers are no strangers to addiction – substance abuse and addiction…
In this new CLE course Florida construction law attorney Charles Jimerson provides an overview of the payment process on a construction project. The main topics discussed by Mr. Jimerson include the flow of money in a construction project, the payment process, conditions precedent to payment for contractors & subcontractors, “pay-when-paid” clauses and how retainage clauses are utilized in a construction project. “There…
The recent economic downturn has had numerous effects on individuals and business across the country, including increased bankruptcy claims and home foreclosures. Given the loss of jobs and burgeoning debt, many individuals have also found themselves unable to pay credit card bills, student loans and other financial obligations and debts. For attorneys, this has placed an increased importance on being able to…