Web Resources for Free CLE

As this year winds to a close, need for web-based free CLE does not decline. This year's collection includes more than a dozen audiorecordings of events which are eligible for credit in some jurisdictions:
http://4freecle.blogspot.com/search/label/Web
(Note this list goes to multiple pages; click on "older posts" at the bottom of that page to see more)

Washington and Oregon attorneys should take special note of the ethics credit on http://freecle.com/ (
http://4freecle.blogspot.com/2009/05/webav-freeclecom.html ). I would urge you to send them a few bucks to keep their site running!

Let me also shout-out to the Intellectual Property Colloquium http://4freecle.blogspot.com/2009/06/webav-intellectual-property-colloquium.html - another leader in providing interesting and free online CLE!

As always, if you come across free CLE resources, feel free to contribute to the list. May 2010 be a great year for you and yours!

Jan 26/Seattle - "U.S. Social Exclusion Policies and the Right to Housing"

University of Washington professor Steven K. Herbert gives a presentation on how social exclusion policies affect the international human right to housing, focusing on his book with co-author Katherine Beckett, Banished: The New Social Control in Urban America.

When:  Tuesday, January 26, 2010
             Noon to 1:00 p.m.

Where: WSBA Office
              1325 4th Ave., Ste. 600, Seattle

Title:

"U.S. Social Exclusion Policies and the Right to Housing"

Sponsor:

WSBA World Peace Through Law Section

Credit:
Approved for 1 general CLE credit

Cost:
WPTL Section Members - Free
Non-WPTL Section Members - $25

Registration: 
https://pro.wsba.org/forms/cle/M100126.asp

More Information:

http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/worldpeace/

Special Accommodations: 
Please contact Jennifer Keene at jenniferk@wsba.org or 206-727-8296.

Feb 3/Springfield, MO : Probate Matters

Legal Services of Southern Missouri (LSOSM) is proud to offer free Continuing Legal Education (CLE) events to attorneys who are part of our Judicare and Volunteer Lawyer Panels. Judicare Panel members are attorneys who have agreed to handle LSOSM cases as a reduced fee. Volunteer Lawyer Panel members are attorneys who have agreed to handle LSOSM cases free of charge.    

Title: Probate Matters 
(Registration information has been sent to panel attorneys)

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
1-4 pm
Approved for 3 MCLE credits.

1 - 1:50 Medicaid Myths and Methods
Speaker: Lois M. Zerrer, Esq.

2 - 2:50 Probate Primer: Wills, Small Estates, Spousal Refusals
Speaker: Fred L. Hall, Esq.

3 - 3:50 Do's and Dont's of Guardianships & Conservatorships
Speaker: Commissioner Carol Aiken, Greene County Probate Court

Locations:
(1) Primary Site: Legal Services of Southern Missouri, Springfield Office
and by live video conference to:
(2) Legal Services Offices (Rolla, Cape Girardeau, Charleston, West Plains)


MORE:
http://www.lsmo.org/CLE

Jan 12/Boston,MA - Family Law 102

A more in-depth training in Domestic Relations Law. This training will cover Temporary Orders, Pre-Trial Conferences, and how to finalize a divorce or other family law matter.

VLP trainings are free to active volunteers. Please see our Training Policy.

Title - Family Law 102
Tuesday January 12 , 2010
By: Volunteer Lawyers Project
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
Volunteer Lawyers Project
99 Chauncy Street, Suite 400
Boston, MA

Contact:
Isabel Burney
Volunteer Lawyers Project
iburney@vlpnet.org
617-423-0648 x150

More Information:

http://www.probono.net/calendar/event.205039-VLP_Family_Law_102

Jan 7/Atlanta, GA: Nuts and Bolts of Military and Veterans Law

 This seminar will discuss many of the hottest topics in the area of Military Law and Veterans Law, to include employment and reemployment rights on the military side under the provisions of the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act and becoming an accredited representative for veterans' cases. The information will be presented in a nuts and bolts format.

Nuts and Bolts of Military and Veterans Law

Thursday January 07 , 2010

• By: ICLE in Georgia, State Bar of Georgia Military and Veterans Law Section
• Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• CLE Credit
• Location:
  
  The W Hotel - Midtown

  188 14th Street, NE

  Atlanta, GA
  Map: maps.google.com
  
  
• Contact:
  
  State Bar of Georgia
  
  
• Website: www.gabar.org
• Source: Georgia > Georgia Online Justice Community

Military/Veterans Law Section Seminar, Thursday, January 7, 2010, 9:00 p.m. to 12:00 noon. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

PRESIDING: D. Kent Shelton, Co-Chair, Military/Veterans Law Section, State Bar of Georgia, D. Kent Shelton, P.C., Austell, GA
Melinda K. Hart, Co-Chair, Military/Veterans Law Section, State Bar of Georgia, United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Atlanta

SEMINAR DESCRIPTION: This seminar will discuss many of the hottest topics in the area of Military Law and Veterans Law, to include employment and reemployment rights on the military side under the provisions of the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Rights Act and becoming an accredited representative for veterans' cases. The information will be presented in a nuts and bolts format.

Credit: 3 CLE hours

Co-Sponsor: Military/Veterans Law Section, State Bar of Georgia

REGISTER in advance HERE.

• CLE Credit Comments: 3 hours

• More Information: http://www.probono.net/calendar/event.286869-Nuts_and_Bolts_of_Military_and_Veterans_Law

iPhone/iPodTouch Ethics CLE

West LegalEdcenter says CLE Mobile is available as a free download from the iPhone App Store.

Users have access to one free ethics CLE program when they download the app. Presumably, many other CVLE products would be available for a fee.

I'd appreciate if someone with an iPhone would give this a try; let us know how it works!

More information: http://www.westlegaledcenter.com/mobile 

Georgia/multiple locations & dates

"Henning Mediation & Arbitration Service writes that it ...

"... has available for your firm, FREE seminars that will provide a one-hour Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Georgia. Some of our seminars are also approved for an additional 1 hour of Professionalism* credit, offered at the same time.

Henning will provide an approved speaker who presents a program designed to help attorneys and insurance professionals improve their negotiation skills in mediation. The programs cover preparation for mediation, negotiating items important to the client, confidentiality and ethics in mediation, how to use persistence, patience and creativity to improve the mediation outcome.


The following seminars are available:
"Ethics for Advocates in Mediation" William S. Goodman, Esq.
"ADR for Business Lawyers" Pat Jones, Esq.
"Confidentiality in Mediation" Ken Kendrick, Esq.
"Winning at Mediation" Pat Siuta, Esq.
"The Tone and Tenor of Mediation" Rex Smith, Esq.

Henning will pay for the 1 hour of General CLE/CE and obtain the CLE and CE credits for all participants. The program is free and can be held at your facility as long as there are at least 15 people in attendance. *The $15 charge for the Professionalism credit will be the responsibility of the individual or their firm.

For those individuals interested in obtaining CLE/CE credits for just one person, Henning holds a one hour Free CLE Seminar the first and third Friday of each month at our office. To view the schedule of classes and to register, click here.

For more information contact Ann Clanton at (770) 955-2252 or email
info@henningmediation.com"

More information: http://www.henningmediation.com/cleseminar.html

Dec 18/Akron, OH: Nuts and Bolts of Bankruptcy

A FREE CLE for volunteer attorneys who agree to accept one pro bono case with Community Legal Aid or within the next 12 months. 3.0 general hours CLE credit have been requested from the Ohio Supreme Court.

Nuts and Bolts of Bankruptcy (Sponsored by the Akron Bar Association)

Please Note: Space is limited for this CLE.

Where:   Akron Bar Association 57 S. Broadway Street Akron, OH
When: 8:00 am - 12:00pm
To Register: Contact Sandra Costa at (330) 983-2622, email or register online.This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Web/AV - In Re Bilski

Intellectual Property Colloqium has another innovative online course, this time concerning In Re Bilski.

In its recent decision in In Re Bilski, the Federal Circuit articulates a new test for whether a given innovative process falls within the subject matter of federal patent law. In this audio presentation, Professors Rob Merges and John Duffy join moderator Doug Lichtman to think through what the new test actually means; where it came from; and whether it will actually change the knds of patents that issue.

Access Audio and other links here

For CLE credit, you may have to check with your own jurisdiction, but the "Request CLE Credit" button on that page lists California, Illinois, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Washington State.

Dec 10/Nashville TN - Divorce & Domestic Violence

Training on how to do a Pro Bono Divorce as well as discussing the topic of domestic violence. 

This is a free training, and all we would ask would be for you to be added to the volunteer list for divorce cases in Davidson County.

Date/Time: Thursday, December 10th from 1pm to 4pm

Credit: You can earn 3 hours towards general CLE credit.

For More Information:
 (including who to contact for directions) please see the original notice:

http://nashvilleprobono.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/training-and-cle-opportunity-divorce-and-domestic-violence/

Dec 4/Kent, OH: Ethics, Professionalism and Substance Abuse

A FREE CLE for volunteer attorneys who agree to accept one pro bono case with Community Legal Aid within the next 12 months.

2.5 general hours CLE credits have been requested from the Ohio Supreme Court. 

The event will be moderated by Community Legal Aid Staff Attorney Patricia Dougan. 

Title:
Ethics, Professionalism and Substance Abuse 

Where: 
Kent State University Student Center, Kent, OH
Click here for directions 

When:
December 4, 2009 9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. 

To Register:
Contact Sandra Costa at (330) 983-2622, email or register online.This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

MORE:
http://www.communitylegalaid.org/volunteer/lawyers/cles

Dec 7/Seattle: Representing Hamdan - Constitutional Challenge to Executive Power

Perkins Coie lawyers Harry Schneider, Joe McMillan and Charles Sipos will provide a behind-the-scenes account of their experience as part of the defense team of lawyers appointed to defend Salim Ahmed Hamdan, widely known as Osama bin Laden's personal driver. The presentation will include a review of the federal court litigation filed in Seattle that eventually led to the United States Supreme Court 2006 landmark Hamdan v. Rumsfeld decision on the limits of presidential power. Messrs. Schneider, McMillan and Sipos will also provide an in-depth analysis of the 2008 trial at Guantanamo Bay in which Mr. Hamdan became the first defendant accused by the United States of committing war crimes in the war on terror and tried before a Military Commission.

Title: "The Trial of Salim Ahmed Hamdan: Constitutional Challenge to Executive Power and the First War Crimes Trial of a Guantanamo Detainee"

Monday, December 7, 2009
Benaroya Hall, 2nd & Union Streets, Downtown Seattle
Nordstrom Recital Hall
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

To Attend
This is a complimentary seminar offered by Perkins Coie; however, pre-registration is required. You may register here for this program.

CLE Credit
This program has been granted CLE credits in Washington and California. If you are admitted to practice in another state, we will provide information to allow you to apply for credit in your state of admittance.

Questions?
Please contact our Registrar, Linda Gordon, at LGordon [at] perkinscoie.com or 206.359.8420 if you have questions.

Notes

• I (rewinn) have personally seen these guys talk on this subject before, and they are well worth listening to. Your time will be well spent!
• Thanks for the head's-up to Trial Ad Blog