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California attorneys must complete a minimum of 25 credit hours of approved continuing legal education activities every 3 years including at least 4 hours of Ethics, 1 hour of Substance Abuse Prevention and 2 hours of Elimination of Bias. Additionally, at least one of the hours in Elimination of Bias must be an approved Implicit Bias program.
At least 12.5 of the credit hours must be in a "Participatory" format. The remaining hours can be in a self-study format.
**The State Bar of California is implementing changes to the MCLE course requirements effective October 1, 2023. Beginning with the compliance period ending January 31, 2025, licensees will be required to also complete and report compliance on the following new subfields:
Technology in the Practice of Law (one credit)
Civility in the Legal Profession (one credit)
Competence (Increased from one credit to two)
California attorneys may earn all 25 hours with the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education. Our Online and iOS/Android App platforms are automatically deemed participatory and our Audio CDs, DVDs, USB Stick, and MP3/MP4 downloaded courses may also be taken in participatory form as well.
California MCLE rules do not allow carryover. Credit for participating in a CLE activity may not be earned forward from one compliance period to another.
Members are required to comply online under “My State Bar Profile” www.calbar.ca.gov by attesting under penalty of perjury that the member has complied with the education requirement or is exempt and the nature of the exemption. Attorneys who are unable to comply online must contact the State Bar’s Member Services Center 888-800-3400.
State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-1639
(t) 415-538-2100
(f) 415-538-2180 mcle.calbar.ca.gov
The Interplay Between Ethics, Estates, Fiduciaries and Guardianships
MCLE Courses Available on DVDs, Audio CDs, USB Stick, Online & iOS/Android App!
Ethics Credits
1.5
$75
About This Course
Estate and Elder Law Practitioners face a variety of unique ethical questions in their daily work. The law concerning
fiduciary duties goes back centuries, if not more, and is enshrined in the common law.
Whether it is the executor,
agent of a power of attorney, trustee, or guardian ad litem, the obligations of loyalty, good faith, fair dealing and
honesty must be adhered to. Challenging and novel questions arise in this field very often.
This program will explore
who can serve as a fiduciary, the specific duties, and to whom the duties are owed, which may not always be clear
given a complicated set of facts. Next, what are the limits of the duties and what activities are forbidden? Answering
these questions might not always be clear cut.
This CLE course will try to take a utilitarian and practical approach to understanding the role of fiduciaries and bring
up some real world examples to provide a practitioner with strategies and tips to avoid ethics issues.
Ethics Credits
1.5
$75
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