Richard Clem Continuing Legal Education
Free Online CLE

1.0 CLE Credit Applied For: FREE!
Live webcast

Online Only: Saturday, November 20, 2021

Recent Appellate Decisions

This livestream program will take place on Facebook live, on my personal Facebook page, along with the cat pictures, political rants, etc. If you go to my Facebook page at the program start time, the live video should be at the top of the page. Here's how to watch online:

• Go to my personal Facebook page at 2:00 PM Central Time, Saturday, November 20. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/richard.clem.35 It should say something like "Richard Clem is live," and show the video. You probably need to turn on the sound manually. To get live credit, you need to watch the program live. Therefore, I will disable access to the recording shortly after the program.
• Listen to the program. If you have any questions, send them in the chat area, and I will address them at the end.
• During the program, I will give a series of code numbers. Write down these numbers.
• After the program, send me an e-mail with the code numbers, along with your full name and state in which you are admitted. If you are taking the program for Iowa credit, you must put this in affidavit form. Simply preface your e-mail with the following language: "I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Iowa that I watched 60 minutes of this program on November 20, 2021, and heard the following code numbers:" Sign the affidavit by typing your full name. Send this via e-mail to clem.law@usa.net.
• I will send you a certificate of attendance when I return to my office.

For the livestream, one credit has been applied for in Iowa and Minnesota. Iowa activity number 371894 (pending), Minnesota event code 426571 (pending).

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Why is This Program Free?

This program is absolutely free, and there is no obligation to pay any fee whatsoever. These free CLE programs are an experiment on my part. I'm also recording the program for future use as one of my paid on-demand programs. So the main benefit to me is to have a live audience for the program.

I expect that most of the attorneys attending will do so because the program is free, and I honestly don't mind. For some attorneys, the cost of maintaining a license and earning CLE credits can be a significant burden, and I'm glad I'm able to help. But I'm also aware that some businesses are profitable with a "pay as you want" fee structure. This business model has been used successfully in the music industry, by restaurants and even by a taxi company. This article is what gave me the idea to try this.

This model can also work very well for Continuing Legal Education. Even though not all are able, many of the participants in my free programs are willing to make a voluntary payment to support this reasonably priced alternative. Because of the high price of traditional CLE programs, it is my hope that these low-cost programs will be sustainable through voluntary payment. If this method proves successful, then I can continue to make programs, including my popular ethics courses, available on the same "pay as you want" basis.

Therefore, I ask you to consider making a voluntary payment after taking this free program. You may pay whatever you please. The program is free, and zero is a perfectly acceptable option. Of course, if everyone pays zero, my future free programs will be infrequent. You can select any amount you wish. To give you some idea of a reasonable price, please consider the following:

• $5: If I receive an average of $5 from each participant, then I will consider this program a success and will continue to schedule them regularly.
• $10: For many attorneys, such as those who are unemployed, the cost of required CLE is a significant burden. In my experience, about half the attorneys taking my programs are unable to pay. By paying $10 per credit, you would be covering the cost of your own CLE, as well as subsidizing the cost for an attorney who is unable to pay.
• $25: The cost for one credit for most of my telephone conference call programs.
• $65: The cost of a typical one-credit program from a traditional provider such as West Legal Ed Center.

If, after attending, you decide to pay for this program, you may do so in any of the following ways.

To pay using credit card, select the amount you wish to pay from the drop-down list, and click the "Buy Now" button below. You will complete the transaction with PayPal. The available options range between 50 cents and 50 dollars.

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If you prefer, you can mail a check payment in any amount to:
Richard Clem
PO Box 14957
Minneapolis, MN 55414

CLE credit has been applied for as follows:
Iowa: 1.0 credit applied for. Iowa activity number ______.
Minnesota: 1.0 credit applied for. Minnesota event code _______.
Other States: Eligible for CLE credit in most states.

Recent Appellate Decisions.Live lecture presented by Richard Clem. This program will review recent decisions from appellate courts in Nebraska and Iowa and, if time permits, other courts around the region. Topics include: physician discipline, amendment of criminal complaint, employment discrimination, church dispute litigation, hearsay, landlord-tenant, First amendment, navigable waters, and more.

The course materials will be available prior to the program at the following link:

• Recent Appellate Decisions course materials

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 30 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 program is free, and no pre-registration is required. Simply follow the instructions above to view the program on Facebook. You may need to be logged in to your Facebook account.