Monthly Archives: March 2018

The Late Georgia CLE Deadline is March 31

If you are an attorney in Georgia and you have not yet completed your 2017 Georgia CLE requirement, you are RAPIDLY running out of time! Georgia attorneys were required to complete 12 GA CLE hours by December 31 to complete the Georgia CLE requirement. Late GA CLE Compliance A $100 penalty fee is required if the Georgia CLE hours for the preceding…

IL CLE: What is the New Professional Responsibility Requirement For Illinois Attorneys?

Did you know that Illinois attorneys now have ‘new’ MCLE requirements? Traditionally, Illinois attorneys needed to complete 30 total hours, including 6 hours of Professional Responsibility. However, the IL MCLE requirement was recently amended. New Professional Responsibility CLE Requirement All Illinois attorneys must how complete: 4 hours of Legal Ethics 1 hour of Diversity & Inclusion 1 hour of Mental Health &…

New CLE: Succession Planning for Business Owners

Retiring Baby Boomers will sell or bequeath $10 trillion worth of assets over the next two decades. And many of these assets are held in over 12 million privately owned businesses that will be changing hands over the next few decades. Exit Planning for Business Owners A recent survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that only about 27% of private businesses have done ANY…

OK CLE: Oklahoma Late CLE Deadline is March 15

Oklahoma attorneys must complete a minimum of 12 Oklahoma CLE credit hours each year in order to complete the OK CLE requirement. As part of the 12 hour annual OK CLE requirement, at least 1 hour must be approved for legal ethics credit. Oklahoma CLE Compliance & Reporting Compliance Deadline: December 31 Reporting Deadline: February 15 Late Deadline: March 15 All Oklahoma…

New CLE on Copyright, Fair Use & Permission to Use

Copyright protection has become incredibly important for content producers. In our new Digital Age, copyright protected content can be copied, pasted and distributed around the globe in seconds. However, there are many common myths associated with copyright protection, fair use and permission to use copyrighted works. Copyright Protection & Myths Are you guilty of telling one of your clients to put their…

Attorney Credits New Webinar Series on YouTube

Have you checked out the Attorney Credits YouTube channel yet???  We recently started a new monthly webinar series that can help you with the business side of running a law firm.  Once we record the webinar we then make it available on our YouTube channel. We thought this could be a helpful FREE resource for you!  We also thought that you could benefit…

WA CLE: The Late MCLE Reporting Deadlines is April 1

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…