Richard Clem Continuing Legal Education
Wisconsin/Iowa Ethics: Sept.-Dec. 2022
Complete Your Wisconsin or Iowa Ethics Credits for only $69
Richard Clem Continuing Legal EducationComplete Your Wisconsin or Iowa Ethics Credits for only $69
The programs on this page allow you to complete your Wisconsin ethics credits by telephone for only $69.
Because of COVID-19, the Wisconsin Supreme Court relaxed the CLE rules for attorneys in the 2021-22 cycle, and most required credits can be satisfied with on-demand (pre-recorded) programs. But even under these COVID rules, Wisconsin attorneys are required to take their three credits of Ethics and Professional Responsibility with live programs. The programs on this page qualify as "live" programs, and therefore satisfy your Wisconsin ethics requirement. If you are taking this program for Wisconsin credit, please register on this page. If you need to take the the program for Minnesota credit, please go to the Minnesota page to register. (If you need credit in more than one state, you can register on this page, and send a note that you also need credit in another state.)
This three hour conference call will take care of your ethics requirement, and will give you either 3 or 3.5 credits toward your 30 credit requirement.
*-CLE credit has been applied for as follows for each program:
Wisconsin: 3.5 ethics and professional responsibility credits applied for.
Iowa: 3.0 ethics credits applied for, programs listed below.
New York: Automatic reciprocity with Wisconsin.
Minnesota: If registering for Minnesota credit, register using this link.
Other States: Eligible for CLE credit in most states. Please contact me regarding credit in other states.
Ethics Refresher 2022. Live lecture presented by Richard Clem. This will be a comprehensive review of the Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys in 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. Live lecture, 180 minutes.*
* - Note: The program is scheduled to run 180 minutes, for the benefit of attorneys who are admitted in Wisconsin and another state, such as Minnesota, which requires 180 minutes of ethics. However, Wisconsin attorneys require only 150 minutes of ethics. Therefore, if only Wisconsin attorneys are taking the course, with everyone's approval, we will conclude after 2-1/2 hours, and Wisconsin attorneys will receive 3.0 credits. If attorneys from other states are taking the program, or if the Wisconsin attorneys desire to do so, we will continue a full three hours, and Wisconsin attorneys will earn 3.5 credits.
The course materials are available at the following link:
Each day's program runs four hours. All times are Central Time.
11:50 AM or 4:50 PM: Phone line opens
11:55 AM or 4:55 PM: Opening Remarks
12:00 PM or 5:00 PM: Ethics (60 minutes, live lecture)
1:00 PM or 6:00 PM: Break
1:05 PM or 6:05 PM: Ethics (60 minutes, live lecture)
2:05 PM or 7:05 PM: Break
2:10 PM or 7:10 PM: Ethics (60 minutes, live lecture)
3:10 PM or 8:10 PM: Break
3:15 PM or 8:15 PM: Closing Remarks
| DATE | Time | WI CLE Credit/Iowa Activity Number |
| Thursday, December 22 | 12:00 PM | Approved/ IA # 388988 |
| Monday, December 26 | 12:00 PM | Approved/ IA # 388989 |
| Wednesday, December 28 | 12:00 PM | Approved/ IA # 388990 |
| Thursday, December 29 | 5:00 PM | Approved/ IA # 388991 |
| Friday, December 30 | 12:00 PM | Approved/ IA # 388992 |
| Saturday, December 31 | 12:00 PM | Approved/ IA # 388993 |
| Previous Programs: | - | - |
| Saturday, September 10 | 12:00 PM | Applied for |
| Wednesday, September 21 | 5:00 PM | Applied for |
| Saturday, October 8 | 12:00 PM | Applied for |
| Wednesday, October 19 | 5:00 PM | Applied for |
| Saturday, November 12 | 12:00 PM | Applied for |
| Tuesday, November 29 | 5:00 PM | Approved |
| Saturday, December 10 | 12:00 PM | Approved |
| Monday, December 12 | 5:00 PM | Approved |
| Friday, December 16 | 5:00 PM | Approved |
| Monday, December 19 | 5:00 PM | Approved/ IA # 379537 |
The easiest way to register is to use the "Buy Now" button below. Select the number of credits desired and enter the date of the program. Then 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 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.
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 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.