Richard Clem Continuing Legal Education

Richard Clem Continuing Legal Education
High quality, reasonably priced CLE opportunities

Free Conference Call CLE: March 24, 2014

One Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, or Indiana CLE credit, absolutely free

I'm offering this free conference call CLE program on Monday, March 24, 2014, at 12:00 Noon Central Daylight Time (Chicago time). For international callers, this is the same as 17:00 GMT. CLE credit has been approved in Minnesota and Iowa and applied for in Wisconsin and Indiana. Credit may be available in other states. View Course Description.

The written course materials are electronic and can be found at this link. You can view them online during the program or download them prior to the program.

There is absolutely no cost to attend this program, and no payment is expected. If, however, you wish to make a small voluntary payment, you may do so after the program. For full information, read why this program is free. You will receive full CLE credit whether or not you decide to pay.

This is a convenient way to earn CLE credits at no cost. If you need additional credits, I have additional low-cost conference call programs available. There is, however, no obligation, and you're welcome to take the free program, even if you don't intend to take any additional programs.

At the time of the program, you simply call in, enter the access code, and listen to the program. You can submit live questions during the program. Your only cost will be the normal long-distance charge to an Iowa telephone number. If you have unlimited long distance, there will be no cost whatsoever.

All times are Central Time

The program will begin promptly at 12:00 Central Time on March 24, 2014. The phone line will be open approximately ten minutes prior to the times shown. Please call in at least five minutes prior to the start time so that attendance and opening remarks can be taken care of prior to the start of the program. The program is a live lecture.

11:45 AM Phone line opens
11:55 AM Introductory remarks
12:00 PM Recent Appellate Decisions. Live lecture (one hour)
1:00 PM Concluding remarks

CLE Credit has been applied for as follows:

• Alaska: Alaska Bar members may claim credit for attendance at CLE programs offered in or from other states if the program has been accredited by another MCLE jurisdiction
• Arizona: The State Bar of Arizona does not accredit programs for the MCLE requirement. The Rules and Regulations are predicated on the assumption that attorneys can evaluate CLE activities offered based on the guidelines and report their activities by affidavit.
• Arkansas: Upon receipt of a completed certificate of attendance form confirming attendance at an out-of-state continuing legal education program approved by the situs state, the attorney shall be entitled to CLE credits in Arkansas.
• California: Program is eligible for California CLE credit only if the attorney is calling in from outside of California. The program cannot be taken for California credit if you call in from California.
• Colorado: Colorado attorneys should submit a Colorado Affidavit form along with a statement certifying that the CLE program is accredited in another mandatory CLE state.
• Florida: Courses approved by other state bars are generally acceptable for use toward satisfying CLE requirement but attorneys must first submit a CLE Application for Course Attendance Credit.
• Hawaii: Program is eligible for Hawaii CLE credit only if the attorney is calling in from outside of Hawaii. The program cannot be taken for Hawaii credit if you call in from Hawaii.
• Iowa: 1.0 CLE credit approved. (Iowa activity number 135629).
• Indiana: 1.0 CLE credit applied for. I will report attendance by Indiana attorneys to the Indiana CLE office. After the program when requesting CLE credit, please inform me if you are an Indiana attorney so that I can include your name on the report.
• Maine: Credit hours for activities approved by another MCLE state will be accepted for identical credit by the Board of Overseers of the Bar in Maine upon the Board's receipt of evidence of such certification as issued by that state
• Minnesota: 1.0 CLE credit approved (Minnesota event code 189310).
• Montana: Montana will honor the approval given by other CLE jurisdictions. Simply attach documentation of the other state's approval to your affidavit at the end of the reporting year.
• New Jersey: New Jersey attorneys who are taking courses approved for CLE by another state will receive 1:1 credit for courses approved in that jurisdiction through reciprocity.
• New York: Attorneys may claim New York CLE hours for programs accredited in Indiana or Wisconsin.
• Wisconsin: 1.0 CLE credit applied for, each program.
• Other States: CLE credit is available in many other states if the participating attorney applies for credit. For further information on reciprocity, see the Baran CLE Reciprocity Guide.

During the program, there will be an opportunity for all participants to submit questions via e-mail or at the end of the program. The program will be fully interactive and participatory. Attendance will be taken. During the program, a "PIN number" will also be given.

After the program, I will e-mail you a certificate of attendance for use in reporting. I will send a list of Indiana attorneys attending to the Indiana CLE office. If you are an Indiana attorney, please advise me when you request CLE credit so that I can include your name.

Richard P. Clem is an attorney and continuing legal education (CLE) provider in Minnesota. He has been in private practice in the Twin Cities for 25 years. He has a J.D., cum laude, from Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul and a B.A. in History from the University of Minnesota. His reported cases include: Asociacion Nacional de Pescadores a Pequena Escala o Artesanales de Colombia v. Dow Quimica de Colombia, 988 F.2d 559, rehearing denied, 5 F.3d 530 (5th Cir. 1993), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 1041 (1994); LaMott v. Apple Valley Health Care Center, 465 N.W.2d 585 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991); Abo el Ela v. State, 468 N.W.2d 580 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991).

Why is This Program Free?

This program is absolutely free, and there is no obligation to pay any fee whatsoever. This free CLE is an experiment on my part. I've done free CLE's in the past. My motive in offering those programs was to get some free advertising. "Free" is a valuable marketing tool, and my free programs are consistently well attended. And a certain percentage of the participants come back for paid programs.

I expect that most of the attorneys attending will do so because the program is free, and I honestly don't mind. But I'm also aware that some businesses are actually profitable with a "pay as you want" fee structure. This business model has been used successfully in the music industry, by restaurants and even by a taxi company. This article is what gave me the idea to try this.

It seems to me that this model might also work very well for Continuing Legal Education. It occurs to me that many of the participants in my free programs might be willing to make a voluntary payment: The cost of some traditional CLE programs can be horrendously expensive, and there are many attorneys who would be willing to support a reasonably priced alternative. Because of the high price of traditional CLE programs, low-cost programs could very well be sustainable through voluntary payment.

If this method proves successful, then I can make more programs, including my popular ethics courses, available on the same "pay as you want" basis.

Therefore, I ask you to consider making a voluntary payment after taking this free program. You may pay whatever you please. The program is free, and zero is a perfectly acceptable option. Of course, if everyone pays zero, my future free programs will be infrequent. You can select any amount you wish. To give you some idea of a reasonable price, please consider the following:

• $2-$5: If I receive an average of $2-$5 from each participant, then I will consider this program a success and will probably schedule them regularly.
• $25: The cost for one credit for most of my telephone conference call programs.
• $65: The cost of a typical one-credit program from a traditional provider such as West Legal Ed Center.

If, after attending, you decide to pay for this program, you may do so in any of the following ways.

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Richard Clem
PO Box 14957
Minneapolis, MN 55414

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Richard P. Clem, Attorney
PO Box 14957
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: 612-378-7751
e-mail: clem.law@usa.net
Minnesota Attorney Registration Number 0192648