Richard Clem Continuing Legal EducationThis CLE program took place in the past. For information on upcoming low-cost CLE programs, please visit my main CLE page.
Space is available for the programs on August 22 and 23, and you may register and pay by check or cash at the door. If you need to attend a particular part of the program, it is recommended that you arrive a few minutes early, since we sometimes get ahead of schedule. Bias is available on August 22, and ethics is available both days. If possible, please register online, or let me know by phone or e-mail that you are coming, so that I'll have sufficient course materials available.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 10:00 AM - 6:10 PM
7.5 credits, $129
Tuesday, August 21, 2012, 10:00 AM - 2:15 PM
4 credits, $100
Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 10:00 AM - 6:10 PM
7.5 credits, $129 (Identical to August 8 program)
Thursday, August 23, 2012. An additional program will be done on August 23. Please check back for details.
All programs at:
Community Meeting Room
Lower Level, Como Lakeside Pavilion
1360 North Lexington Parkway
St. Paul, Minnesota 55103
Minnesota CLE credit has been approved as follows:
August 8 and 22 programs: 7.5 credits, including 3.0 ethics and 2.0 bias.
August 21 program: 4.0 Credits, including 2.0 ethics
MBCLE Event Codes: August 8, 170627. August 21, 170628 (Ethics 4), 170629 (Appellate Practice), 170631 (Ethics 5). August 22, 170631.
Iowa and Wisconsin credit applied for upon request.
For those who need to report CLE requirements prior to August, I will be presenting these moderated video replays. The program on August 21 will offer 4.0 credits, including 2.0 ethics. The program on August 8 and 22 will offer 7.5 credits, including 3 ethics and 2 bias.
If you only need a few credits, you can attend any portion of the program for only $25 per credit. Note: The programs on August 8 and 22 are identical.
Lunch is available for purchase all days.
Ethics 2012: Part 4. (Video replay) presented 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. Originally presented in St. Paul, MN, June 14, 2012.
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. (Video replay) presented 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. One hour. Originally presented in St. Paul, MN, June 14, 2012.
We have six video replays scheduled. This program was originally presented in Eagan, MN, on May 22, 2012.
Ethics: Competence, Dilligence, Communications, Fees, Confidentiality. This will be a comprehensive look at the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct covering these areas. We'll cover Rules 1.1 through 1.6 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.Video Replay, presented by Richard Clem, one hour.
Ethics: Conflicts of Interest. This will be a comprehensive look at the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct covering these areas. We'll cover Rules 1.7 through 1.12 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. Video replay presented by Richard Clem, one hour.
Elimination of Bias 2012. Video replay. We'll start by looking at the rules governing bias within the legal profession, which is a subject covered by both the General Rules of Practice and the Rules of Professional Conduct. We will then see how well we are collectively doing as a profession and legal system in abiding by those rules. We will do so through the eyes of participants at a series of community dialogues at which community members were asked to describe their experiences and discuss ideas for advancing racial equality and fairness in the courts. There will be opportunity for discussion, and participants are welcome to share their insights.
We will discuss issues such as the importance of diversity of the bench and court staff, and whether this is necessary for actual fairness, perceived fairness, or both. We will discuss the importance of overcoming barriers to access to the courts, such as lack of public transportation. We will discuss the special issues of immigrant and refugee parents whose children interact with the judicial system. We will discuss actual and perceived racial profiling. We will discuss the unintended immigration consequences of state court actions. Finally, we will discuss how the system can better reach out to communities of color, both as a system, and as individual attorneys. Moderated video replay, two hours. Originally presented in St. Paul, March 27, 2012. Richard Clem, who originally presented the program, will be the moderator.
This program will run more than sixty continuous minutes, will relate directly to the practice of law, and is designed to meet the first and third learning goals for elimination of bias courses:
Then, we will look at how well we are doing in meeting these requirements, as seen by various communities, including communities of color. In particular, we'll examine the suggestions made by members of the public at community dialogues held over the past three years by the Supreme Court's Racial Fairness Committee.
There will be opportunities for participants to discuss these suggestions, and to offer our own suggestions on how we can fulfill these professional obligations.
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).
August 21:
9:30 Registration
9:55 Opening Remarks
10:00 Ethics 2012: Part 4 (Video replay, ethics)
11:00 Break
11:05 Nuts and Bolts of Minnesota Appellate Practice (video replay)
1:10 Break
1:15 Ethics 2012: Part 5 (Video replay, ethics)
2:15 Closing Remarks
August 8 and 22:
10:00 Registration, Opening Remarks
10:15 Ethics: Competence, Dilligence, Communications, Fees, Confidentiality (1.1-1.6) (Ethics, one hour)
11:15 Break
11:20 Ethics: Conflicts of Interest (1.7-1.12) (Ethics, one hour)
12:20 Break
12:25 Elimination of Bias (Video Replay) (Elimination of bias, two hours)
2:25 Break
2:30 Ethics: Special Client Rules, Client Property, Attorney Functions (1.15-4.4) (Ethics, one hour)
3:30 Break
3:35 Minnesota Legal History (One hour, thirty minutes)
5:05 Break
5:10 Proof of Foreign Law (One hour)
6:10 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 program on August 21 is $100. The cost of the program on August 8 or 22 is $129. 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.