Richard Clem Continuing Legal Education
Iowa/Minnesota/Wisconsin Ethics
5.0 CLE Credits, including Ethics, Only $25 Per Credit
Richard Clem Continuing Legal Education5.0 CLE Credits, including Ethics, Only $25 Per Credit
The programs on this page allow you to complete your Iowa, Minnesota, or Wisconsin, ethics credits by telephone for only $25 per credit. Programs before Christmas run one hour per day for five days. Starting on December 27, we will complete the full five credits each day.
*-CLE credit has been approved/applied for as follows:
Iowa: 5.0 credits, including 4.0 ethics credits approved. See Iowa Activity Numbers Below.
Minnesota: 1.0 credit applied for for each one hour segment. See Minnesota Event Codes Below.
Wisconsin: Parts 1-4, each hour approved for one ethics and professional responsibility credit, total 4.0 credits. Hour 5 (School Safety) is not approved for Wisconsin credit.
Other States: Eligible for CLE credit in most states. Please contact me regarding credit in other states.
Iowa/Wisconsin/Minnesota Ethics.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.
This year, we'll place a special emphasis on Conflicts of Interest. While the subject is addressed by Rule 1.7, the text of the rule gives little practical guidance. We'll spend time talking about common situations where the practitioner should be alert to potential conflicts. Live lecture, 240 minutes.
School Safety. As lawyers and community leaders, we'll take time to think about what we can do in the wake of an epidemic of school violence. We'll look at the legal duties of school districts, and in that context, we'll explore possible solutions. We won't come up with the answer to school violence, but we'll try to identify the thought process that will allow us to find rational solutions. Live lecture, 60 minutes.
The course materials are available at the following links:
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). You can visit his web pages at RichardClem.com and w0is.com and his blog at OneTubeRadio.com.
This is a five-part program, with one hour each day. For full credit, sign up for all five parts. Parts 1-4 are ethics credits. Each program runs one hour and starts at the time shown. Please call in five minutes before the scheduled start time. All times are Central Time.
| DATE & TIME | PROGRAM | Iowa Activity Number | Minnesota Event Code |
| Monday, Dec. 10, 4:00 PM | Ethics, Part 1 | 312098 | 266715 |
| Tuesday, Dec. 11, Today's Program Cancelled | Ethics, Part 2 | 312098 | 266716 |
| Wednesday, Dec 12, Today's Program Cancelled | Ethics, Part 3 | 312098 | 266717 |
| Thursday, Dec. 13, Today's Program Cancelled | Ethics, Part 4 - Conflicts of Interest | 312098 | 266718 |
| Friday, Dec. 14, Today's Program Cancelled | School Safety, Part 5 | 312098 | 266719 |
| Monday, Dec. 17, 4:00 PM | Ethics, Part 1 | 312099 | 266844 |
| Tuesday, Dec. 18, 4:00 PM | Ethics, Part 2 | 312099 | 266845 |
| Wednesday, Dec 19, 4:00 PM | Ethics, Part 3 | 312099 | 266846 |
| Thursday, Dec. 20, 4:00 PM | Ethics, Part 4 - Conflicts of Interest | 312099 | 266847 |
| Friday, Dec. 21, 4:00 PM | School Safety, Part 5 | 312099 | 266849 |
| Thursday, Dec. 27, 12:00 PM | Ethics, Part 1 | 312083 | 266850 |
| Thursday, Dec. 27, 1:05 PM | Ethics, Part 2 | 312083 | 266851 |
| Thursday, Dec 27, 2:10 PM | Ethics, Part 3 | <312083 | 266852 |
| Thursday, Dec. 27, 3:15 PM | Ethics, Part 4 - Conflicts of Interest | 312083 | 266853 |
| Thursday, Dec. 27, 4:20 PM | School Safety, Part 5 | 312083 | 266854 |
| Friday, Dec. 28, 12:00 PM | Ethics, Part 1 | 312084 Cancelled--see note above | 266855 |
| Friday, Dec. 28, 1:05 PM | Ethics, Part 2 | 312084 Cancelled--see note above | 266856 |
| Friday, Dec. 28, 2:10 PM | Ethics, Part 3 | 312084 Cancelled--see note above | 266857 |
| Friday, Dec. 28, 3:15 PM | Ethics, Part 4 - Conflicts of Interest | 312084 Cancelled--see note above | 266859 |
| Thursday, Dec. 28, 4:20 PM | School Safety, Part 5 | 312084 Cancelled--see note above | 266860 |
| Saturday, December 29, 12:00 PM Hour cancelled-see note above. | Ethics, Part 1 | 312085 | 266899 |
| Saturday, December 29, 1:05 PM | Ethics, Part 2 | 312085 | 266900 |
| Saturday, December 29, 2:10 PM | Ethics, Part 3 | 312085 | 266901 |
| Saturday, December 29, 3:15 PMHour cancelled-see note above. | Ethics, Part 4 - Conflicts of Interest | 312085 | 266902 |
| Saturday, December 29, 4:20 PMHour cancelled-see note above. | School Safety, Part 5 | 312085 | 266903 |
| Sunday, December 30, 12:00 PM | Ethics, Part 1 | 312086 | 266904 |
| Sunday, December 30, 1:05 PM | Ethics, Part 2 | 312086 | 266905 |
| Sunday, December 30, 2:10 PM | Ethics, Part 3 | 312086 | 266906 |
| Sunday, December 30, 3:15 PM | Ethics, Part 4 - Conflicts of Interest | 312086 | 266907 |
| Sunday, December 30, 4:20 PM | School Safety, Part 5 | 312086 | 266908 |
| Monday, December 31, 12:00 PM | Ethics, Part 1 | 312087 | 266909 |
| Monday, December 31, 1:05 PM | Ethics, Part 2 | 312087 | 266910 |
| Monday, December 31, 2:10 PM | Ethics, Part 3 | 312087 | 266911 |
| Monday, December 31, 3:15 PM | Ethics, Part 4 - Conflicts of Interest | 312087 | 266912 |
| Monday, December 31, 4:20 PM | School Safety, Part 5 | 312087 | 266913 |
If you prefer to pay by check, then register by calling me at 612-378-7751, or sending 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.