Attorneys in Ohio must complete 24 Ohio CLE credit hours each 2-year compliance period. Ohio attorneys who did not comply with the OH CLE requirements for the 2015-16 compliance period, which ended December 31 will receive a notice of apparent noncompliance with the Ohio CLE requirement. Late OH CLE Compliance March 31 – Date to complete all required OH CLE May 1…
Nevada attorneys must complete at least twelve (12) CLE credit hours each annual NV CLE compliance period as part of the mandatory NV CLE requirement.[1] All required NV CLE hours should have been completed and reported by December 31. Did YOU get your Nevada CLE done yet?? Late Nevada CLE Deadline March 1 If not, you can request an extension of time…
The annual compliance requirement is for Louisiana attorneys is 12.5 hours, including 1 hour of ethics and one hour of professionalism. All credit hours should have been earned by December 31, 2016 and reported by January 31, 2017. If you did not get your required Louisiana MCLE completed you have some work to do! Louisiana Late MCLE Deadline March 31 The good…
Georgia attorneys are required to complete 12 GA CLE hours annually.[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 into February – did you miss the GA CLE deadline?? Late GA CLE Compliance[2] A $100 penalty fee is required if the Georgia CLE hours for the…
Colorado attorneys are required to complete at least 45 hours of CO CLE every 3 years to stay compliant with the mandatory Colorado CLE requirement. In addition, at least 7 of the required 45 credit hours must be accredited for legal ethics credit. If this past year was the end of your compliance period you should have completed all CLE hours by…
Alabama attorneys must complete a minimum of 12 AL CLE hours by December 31 of each year.[1] If you did not complete your 12 required Alabama CLE hours you have some work to do! February 15 is the deadline to submit your Deficiency Plan with the Alabama State Bar.[2] Alabama CLE Deficiency Plan Your CLE deficiency plan must be accompanied by a…
Yes, this time it will really happen. Over a decade in the works, California is very close to finalizing a new set of ethics rules. The latest three-year rules revision effort is nearly complete and the new Rules of Professional Conduct will soon become a reality for all attorneys in California. The last step is for the Supreme Court approve the new…
Fairness is a fundamental tenet of the American judicial system. However, no matter how rational and fair people think they might be, all individuals have cognitive biases that effect their judgement and beliefs. These cognitive biases play out in the courtroom everyday across the country and ultimately influence the behavior and decisions of jurors, witnesses, attorneys and judges. Bias & the Legal…
In every state across the country, it’s illegal to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08% or more. But how do you know if the limit has been reached or even crossed – is there any way to truly know? Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Each person absorbs, metabolizes and eliminates alcohol at different rates and there are a myriad of factors…