Richard Clem Continuing Legal EducationThis CLE program took place in the past. However, this and other programs will be repeated. For information on upcoming programs, please visit my main CLE page.
Thursday, June 14, 2012, 3:00 - 7:15 PM
4 credits, only $100
Community Meeting Room
Lower Level, Como Lakeside Pavilion
1360 North Lexington Parkway
St. Paul, Minnesota 55103
*-CLE credit has been approved/applied for as follows: Minnesota: 4.0 Credits, including 2.0 ethics approved (MBCLE event codes 169115, 169116, 169117). Wisconsin: CLE credit has been applied for (The Wisconsin program is listed under the title "Ethics and Appellate Practice"). Iowa: CLE credit applied for upon request (additional fee may apply).
Cost: $100 for all 4 credits. You may also attend any portion of the course for only $25 per credit.
We have two live lectures and one video replay scheduled.
Ethics 2012: Part 4. (Live lecture by Richard Clem) This will be a comprehensive look at the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct covering these areas. We'll cover Rules 5.1 through 6.5 during this part of the presentation. Since nearly identical rules have been adopted in most other states, this program serves as a good refresher for the rules in those states as well. We'll spend most of our time looking at the "black letter" rules, a topic which is often overlooked at most ethics CLE programs. However, there will be opportunities for discussion of the myriad of "gray areas" that arise whenever one looks at legal ethics. One hour.
Nuts and Bolts of Minnesota Appellate Practice (Video replay) presented by Richard Clem. For the attorney unexpectedly faced with a case before the Minnesota Court of Appeals, it can be a daunting challenge. While the Minnesota Rules of Appellate Procedure are not onerous, they do impose requirements that might be very different from what the trial attorney is used to. In some cases, seemingly innocent violations of these rules can be disastrous. We'll walk through the rules and give practical guidance on how to file a notice of appeal, how to order a transcript, how to write and assemble a brief, and even what color the brief's cover needs to be, and how it should be bound. This course will put you at ease if you are ever required to file an appeal, or if the opposing party files an appeal in a case in which you prevailed. The course materials include detailed forms and checklists, and references to the rules. Two hours, five minutes. Originally presented in Eagan, MN, June 13, 2011.
Ethics 2012: Part 5. (Live lecture by Richard Clem)This will be a comprehensive look at the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct covering these areas. We'll cover Rules 7.1 through 8.5 during this part of the presentation. Since nearly identical rules have been adopted in most other states, this program serves as a good refresher for the rules in those states as well. We'll spend most of our time looking at the "black letter" rules, a topic which is often overlooked at most ethics CLE programs. However, there will be opportunities for discussion of the myriad of "gray areas" that arise whenever one looks at legal ethics. One hour.
Richard P. Clem has a B.A. in history from the University of Minnesota, and a J.D., cum laude, from Hamline University School of Law. He has been in private practice in the Twin Cities for over 20 years. 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).
2:30 Registration
2:55 Opening Remarks
3:00 Ethics 2012: Part 4 (Live lecture, ethics)
4:00 Break
4:05 Nuts and Bolts of Minnesota Appellate Practice (video replay)
6:10 Break
6:15 Ethics 2012: Part 5 (Live lecture, ethics)
7:15 Closing Remarks
Como Lakeside Pavilion is located in Como Park, on the west side of Lake Como, on Lexington Parkway. From Interstate 94, take Lexington north 2.3 miles. From Minnesota Highway 36, take Lexington south 1.9 miles. Free parking is available in the two large lots near the Pavilion. There is additional free parking nearby in the lot on East Como Boulevard, and elsewhere in the park. Enter the building through the main café entrance on the parking lot level and take the elevator to the lower level. The location is accessible to persons with handicaps. Outside food and beverages are not permitted, but coffee and a wide variety of food and beverages are available from Black Bear Crossings upstairs.
The cost for the entire program is $100. You may also attend any portion of the program for only $25 per credit. You may register by mail by sending payment, along with a note indicating which programs:
Richard P. Clem
PO Box 14957
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone (612) 378-7751
For questions the day of the CLE, Cel. (651) 285-5474
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If you have any questions, please e-mail me at clem.law@usa.net or call me at 612-378-7751.