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Presentation Material
Chairperson(s)
Paul W. Thorndal, The Wald Law Group, P.C.Speaker(s)
Frederick C. Hertz, Attorney/Mediator, Law & Mediation Office of Frederick HertzProgram Attorney(s)
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1Alabama: Approval of all web based programs is limited to a maximum of 6.0 credits.
2Iowa: The approval is for one year from recorded date.
3Kansas: An on-demand web program may be viewed individually if a qualified person is in attendance, personally or by telephone, to comment and answer questions. There is a 5.0 credit limit per year for this type of viewing.
4Missouri: On-demand web programs are restricted to six hours of self-study credit per year. Self-study may not be used to satisfy the ethics requirements. Self-study can not be used for carryover credit.
5New Hamphsire: The approval is for three years from recorded date.
6New Mexico: On-Demand web programs are restricted to 4.0 self-study credits per year.
7New York: Newly admitted attorneys may not take non-traditional course formats such as on-demand Web Programs or live Webcasts for CLE credit. Newly admitted attorneys not practicing law in the United States, however, may earn 12 transitional credits in non-traditional formats.
8North Carolina: A maximum of 4 credits per reporting period may be earned by participating in on-demand web programs.
9Ohio: To confirm that the web program has been approved, please refer to the list of Ohio’s Approved Self Study Activities at http://www.sconet.state.oh.us. Online programs are considered self-study. Ohio attorneys have a 6 credit self-study limit per compliance period. The Ohio CLE Board states that attorneys must have a 100% success rate in clicking on timestamps to receive ANY CLE credit for an online program.
10Oklahoma: Up to 3 credits may be earned each year through computer-based or technology-based legal education programs.
11Pennsylvania: PA attorneys may only receive a maximum of four (4) hours of distance learning credit per compliance period. All distance learning programs must be a minimum of 1 full hour.
12Rhode Island: Audio Only On-Demand Web Programs are not approved for credit. On-Demand Web Programs must have an audio and video component.
13Tennessee: The approval is for the calendar year in which the live program was presented.
14Wisconsin: Ethics credit is not allowed. The ethics portion of the program will be approved for general credit. There is a 10 credit limit for on-demand web programs during every 2-year reporting period.
Running time and CLE credit hours are not necessarily the same. Please be aware that many states do not permit credit for luncheon speakers.
If you have already received credit for attending some or the entire program, please be aware that state administrators do not permit you to accrue additional credit for repeat viewing even if an additional credit certificate is subsequently issued.
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