Richard Clem Continuing Legal EducationRichard Clem Continuing Legal EducationRichard Clem Continuing Legal Education
High quality, reasonably priced CLE opportunities
5 Approved Credits including ethics for only $99 or $25 per credit
Note: The programs shown on this page are "live" programs and offer full CLE credit in Iowa, Wisconsin, and other states. Iowa and Wisconsin attorneys can also satisfy part of their CLE obligations with less expensive "on demand" prgorams. If you have not yet taken full advantage of this option, those programs are at these links:
I'm offering the following conference call CLE programs in December 2016. This is a convenient way to satisfy your CLE requirements, for $25 or less per credit. The programs on this page have been approved for Iowa and Wisconsin credit, but credit in other states is also available. Upon registration, you will be given a telephone number and access code. 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.
The first three hours of each program cover ethics, and the last two hours offer general credit.
Even though each day's program is five hours, you may register for all or part of any day's program (or divide the program between different days). If you need only one or two ethics credits, it is recommended that you start at 12:00, although you may join the program already in progress. I try to process registrations as quickly as possible. Please check your e-mail shortly before the program begins for call-in instructions. If you have technical difficulties during the program, please call my cell phone, 651-285-5474.
Each day's program is identical, and follows the same schedule. All times are Central Standard Time:
11:50 Phone line opens, opening remarks
12:00 Ethics, Part 1 (1 hour)
1:00 Break
1:10 Ethics, Part 2 (1 hour)
2:10 Break
2:20 Ethics, Part 3 (1 hour)
3:20 Break
4:55 Phone line opens, opening remarks
5:00 Recent Decisions, Part 1 (1 hour)
6:00 Break
6:10 Recent Decisions, Part 2 (1 hour)
7:10 Closing Remarks
All programs begin promptly at the times shown above. The phone line will be open approximately five minutes prior to the times shown. Please call in approximately 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. All programs are live lectures.
December 31 Update: There are no registrations for the December 31 program, and it will probably be cancelled. However, I understand that some attorneys might need to take the program today, and I'm happy to do it for even one attorney. I will probably not be able to start right at noon, but I can do the program this afternoon or evening. Please contact me at clem.law@usa.net to arrange the exact time. I will be checking my e-mail throughout the day.
| DATE | CREDITS* | IOWA ACTIVITY NUMBER |
| Monday, December 12 | 5.0, including 3.0 ethics | 249526 |
| Wednesday, December 14 | 5.0, including 3.0 ethics | 249527 |
| Saturday, December 17 | 5.0, including 3.0 ethics | 249528 |
| Sunday, December 18 | 5.0, including 3.0 ethics | 249569 |
| Monday, December 19 | 5.0, including 3.0 ethics | 249570 |
| Wednesday, December 21 | 5.0, including 3.0 ethics | 249571 |
| Thursday, December 22 | 5.0, including 3.0 ethics | 249572 |
| Friday, December 23 | 5.0, including 3.0 ethics | 249573 |
| Tuesday, December 27 | 5.0, including 3.0 ethics | 249574 |
| Wednesday, December 28 | 5.0, including 3.0 ethics | 249575 |
| Thursday, December 29 | 5.0, including 3.0 ethics | 249576 |
| Friday, December 30 | 5.0, including 3.0 ethics | 249577 |
| Saturday, December 31 | 5.0, including 3.0 ethics | 249578 |
Iowa Ethics Refresher 2016.Live lecture presented by Richard Clem. This will be a comprehensive review of the Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys in Iowa 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.
In addition to the ethics program, we will review some recent decisions from appellate courts in Iowa and around the region. Topics include: Criminal law, statements to jailhouse informants, search and seizure; election law, felons; violation of ordinance as negligence per se; and more.
The course materials are available at the following links:
All programs will be presented live by Richard P. Clem, who 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 25 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).
The easiest way to register is to use the "Buy Now" button below. Enter the date of the program (and start time, if you plan to call in after 12:00) and click the "Buy Now" button to make your payment online. If you have a PayPal account, you will be given an opportunity to pay with that account. If you do not have a PayPal account, or don't want to use it, you may pay by credit card. I process registrations manually. After you register, you will receive an automated e-mail confirming your payment. I will follow up, usually within a few hours, with instructions for calling in.
If you prefer to pay by check, then simply send me an e-mail to clem.law@usa.net indicating which programs you wish to attend, and then mail your check to:
Richard P. Clem Continuing Legal Education
PO Box 14957
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Upon confirmation of your registration, you will be sent instructions for calling in. You will dial a telephone number and enter an access code to be connected to the conference. There will be an opportunity for all participants to submit questions via e-mail or at the end of the program.
Copyright 2016, Richard P. Clem Continuing Legal Education
PO Box 14957
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-378-7751