Every three-years Florida attorneys must complete at least 30 total FL CLE credit hours, including 5 credit hours of legal ethics.[1] Florida Bar members are also required to report compliance with the FL CLER (continuing legal education requirement) every three years.[2] If you fail to complete and report the required 30 Florida CLE hours, then you will be deemed delinquent. All Reporting Affidavits…
Many entrepreneurs, business owners and employers are super stars when it comes to starting, running and/or growing their businesses. Unfortunately, while they may be great at business, they are not always great at legal compliance with labor & employments law and businesses are served with lawsuits from former employees every day in this country. Fortunately, there are some common mistakes that employers…
Our goal at Attorney Credits is to bring you the most current and relevant CLE programming that will make you a better attorney. We try to create about 4-8 new CLE course each month to constantly expand and diversity our CLE library. These are the latest CLE courses that we have added for Texas attorneys: Bankruptcy, Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Digital…
The deadline to complete the Illinois MCLE requirement for Illinois attorneys (last name A – M) was June 30.[1] Illinois attorneys must complete a minimum of thirty (30) IL CLE credit hours every two years in order to complete the IL MCLE requirement, including 6 hours of Professional Responsibility. IL CLE Reporting Group Last Name A – M Report in 2016 Last…
We often get calls from attorneys around the country asking about New York CLE course reporting. Usually, the attorney that calls want to know if we report their course completion to their State Bar or CLE Commission. The short answer is…. it depends. It depends on what state. In some states, providers are required to report and in other states attorneys must…
California MCLE (Minimum Continuing Legal Education) refers to the approved continuing legal education that is required of California attorneys. California attorneys must complete a total of 25 hours of approved CA CLE credit every three years. Of those 25 required hours, 4 hours must be completed in legal ethics, 1 hour in competence issues and 1 hour of elimination of bias.[1] CA…
Mistakes in drafting a judgment of divorce/dissolution and drafting a QDRO (qualified domestic relations order) are very common and can be extremely costly for your client. Practitioners that fail to appreciate the key nuances of QDROs may commit errors that can result in loss of significant benefits to the non-employee spouse. Considering the prevalence of pitfalls, the potential impact of errors and…
An HOA (Homeowners Association) is a nonprofit corporation or unincorporated association that manages a common interest real estate development. Most of us have a good idea of the tasks that HOAs perform – but what are the limits on an HOAs power? According to Community Associations Institute, over two million people in the United States serve on HOA boards or committees! Presented…
Have you had a case where the authenticity of a signature on a document was at issue? Cases that involve contracts, wills (even graffiti!!) and other important ‘writings’ often turn on whether it was written by a certain person. This CLE presentation details the scientific methodology used by forensic handwriting examiners in order to determine the authenticity of handwriting and signatures. When…