Richard Clem Continuing Legal Education


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

Minnesota Ethics On-Demand CLE

Complete Your Ethics CLE Requirements for Only $39

Note: Credit for this program expires on July 25, 2024. We are in the process of renewing, but you must take the program at a time when it has been approved (even if you report at a later date). If you take the program before July 25, you will get full credit. Do not take the program after that date until the program has been re-approved. If you need ethics credits right away, please sign up for the on-demand ethics program at this link.

Minnesota attorneys may now completely satisfy their Ethics requirement with this convenient on-demand program, at a cost of only $39. 3.0 Minnesota CLE credits approved, including 3.0 ethics credits (Minnesota event code 467815). This program may be taken for credit between July 26, 2022, and July 25, 2024. This program was previously approved as Minnesota event code 312121, for persons who took it between July 15, 2020, and July 14, 2022.

To receive CLE credit, please follow these steps:

  1. Download the course materials at this link:
  2. Listen to the three hour audio program (or a portion of it, if you do not need the full credits).
    • You can listen to or download the program by using the following links. Each recording runs about 90 minutes:
    • If you prefer, you can listen to the program by calling in from any phone. Normal long distance charges (to Delaware) apply. For Part 1, dial 1-302-202-1115 and enter access code 20704727. For Part 2, dial 1-302-202-1115 and enter access code 39409223.
  3. If you have any substantive comments or questions about the program, you can call me or e-mail me, and I will respond promptly. You can reach me by phone at 612-378-7751, or by e-mail at clem.law@usa.net.

  4. During the program, you will be given several code numbers. Write down the numbers you hear.
  5. Send me the code numbers. You can send them to me by e-mail at clem.law@usa.net, by phone at 612-378-7751, or by U.S. Mail to: Richard Clem, PO Box 14957, Minneapolis, MN 55414. If paying online by credit card, you can also include the code numbers when making your payment.

  6. Make payment of the course fee. The fee for the entire program is $39. If you You can pay by check to Richard Clem, PO Box 14957, Minneapolis, MN 55414. You may also pay online at the link below.

If paying online, click the "Pay Now" link below. You will be able to enter the code numbers during the payment process. If you prefer, you can leave this field blank and send the code numbers to me separately.

Enter codes here, or e-mail:

Upon receipt of your payment, I will send you via e-mail a certificate of attendance. If you don't have an e-mail address, I can send this by U.S. Mail. I process these courses manually, so please allow time for me to respond. I will normally provide your certificate of attendance within 24 hours.

This program runs slightly over three hours. This program was originally presented on April 22, 2020.

CLE Credit

Minnesota: 3.0 Minnesota CLE credits approved, including 3.0 ethics credits (Minnesota event code 467815). This program may be taken for credit between July 26, 2022, and July 25, 2024. This program was previously approved as Minnesota event code 312121, for persons who took it between July 15, 2020, and July 14, 2022.

Course Description

Ethics Refresher 2020. Presented by Richard Clem. This will be a comprehensive review of the Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and other states. Many lawyers review the Rules in their entirety only once, and that is before they take the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam in law school. But the rules change over the years and decades, and some of the finer points might be forgotten. Therefore, this course will serve as a useful refresher for the practitioner to avoid ethical pitfalls. Originally presented April 22, 2020. 180 minutes (two parts).

Interactive Component

This course has an interactive component in that the course presenter is available by telephone or e-mail for any questions or comments regarding the substantive content of the course. The course presenter may be contacted by telephone at 612-378-7751 or e-mail at clem.law@usa.net. Questions are usually answered within 24 hours. During the course, all attendees must make a note of the code numbers given during the program and submit them by e-mail to the course sponsor. The sponsor provides a certificate of attendance only upon recipt of the code numbers.

About the Speaker

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 over 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). You can visit his web pages at RichardClem.com and w0is.com and his blog at OneTubeRadio.com.


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PO Box 14957
Minneapolis, MN 55414
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