What are the Georgia CLE Rules? In Georgia, all active, non-exempts members who aren’t part of the Transition into Law Practice Program must complete Georgia MCLE. As part of the Georgia CLE Rules require that each attorney to complete a minimum of 12 CLE hours including 1 ethics hour, 1 professionalism hour and trial attorneys are required to complete 3 trial hours.…
Nate Osborn often recommends a very practical solution that offers asset protection & tax benefits – the LLC. In this CLE he provides practical guidance on how to draft a real estate limited liability company (LLC) operating agreement. Main topics: asking the right questions, determining whether an LLC is the appropriate entity for your client, selecting a member or manager managed LLC, maximizing personal asset protection through the LLC, drafting capital contribution provisions, drafting real estate profit distribution provisions, drafting dispute resolution provisions and tax implications & how to maximize tax benefits.
What is the South Carolina CLE Requirement? The Supreme Courst of South Carolina adopted the mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) program in 1982. South Carolina rules require all active South Carolina attorneys to complete a minimum of 14 credit hours. At least 2 of these hours must focus on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility (LEPR). Every 2 reporting years, attorneys must also…
Generative AI is one of the hottest topics due to its ability to create new content like text, images, and videos based on existing data patterns, leading to potential revolutionary applications across various industries. Attorney Scott Sholder will dive into these novel & cutting edge copyright issues of authorship, ownership & protectability of AI generated content when generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used to generate content and works of art.
Montana CLE Requirements All active Montana attorneys are required to complete a minimum of 15 credit hours of Montana CLE during each reporting year. Of the 15 credit hours, a minimum of 2 must be earned from programs on professional fitness and integrity (PFI) , which includes: professional responsibility and ethics, fitness to practice, or activities on acknowledging and advancing the elimination…
March 2024 North Carolina CLE Requirements – New Rules In March 2024 North Carolina transitioned to a new set of CLE rules. These new rules apply to all active North Carolina attorneys. The new North Carolina CLE requirements are a two-year reporting cycle that requires a minimum of 24 hours of North Carolina CLE credit hours. Of the 24 hours, at least…
What is a California Paralegal and what are the requirements for a California Paralegal CLE? (a) A California Paralegal is qualified by education, training, or work experience, that either contracts with an attorney, law firm, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity, who performs substantial legal work under the direction and supervision of an active member of the State Bar of California, an…
Tensions burst wide open on college campuses all over the country following the aftermath of the October 7th attack and the start of the Israel-Hamas War. As tensions escalated, it became very difficult to delineate the line between protected free speech and unprotected harassment & true threats of violence. In this CLE, FIRE attorney Zach Greenberg will give his reasoning why it’s so important to protect the freedom of speech and the freedom of expression on college campuses and the line between protected speech and unprotected threats & harassment.
In this CLE, Ron Daniels turns things around and provides professionalism lessons from lawyers behaving badly. The case examples analyzed: the attorney who pooped in the pringles can, lawyers & unprofessional emails, a defense attorneys unprofessional use of AI, unprofessional conduct at deposition and unprofessional conduct on social media.
Attorney and CPA Gary Fletcher will provide background on the Corporate Transparency Act & the BOI Report (Beneficial Owner) process and how you and your client’s duties as an estate planner & business owner will be impacted by the beneficial ownership information reporting requirement under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The rule requires certain corporations, limited liability companies and other entities to report information to FinCEN about themselves, their beneficial owners – and in some cases, their company applicants.