Michigan Attorneys are not required to take a minimum number of continuing legal education (CLE) unlike in some other states. In order to maintain our competence to practice law (Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.1, Comment).
Every day, with every lawsuit and every decision the law is evolving, what was good law yesterday may be bad law today. To make sure our clients are covered our staff engages in CLE to keep their skills up to talk with other attorneys practicing in many different areas.
| Description of Program | Hours | Issuing Authority | Year |
| Un-Model Behavior: Lessons Learned from Violations of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct | 1 | AP | 2020 |
| Expungement Training and Legislative Update | 1 | KCBA | 2020 |
| Landslide Practical Guidance for Managing Open Sources Software Legal Risk | 1.8 | ABA | 2020 |
| Handling Criminal Misdemeanor & Traffic Cases New ideas to Expand & Excel your Practice | 1 | ABA | 2020 |
| Expungments | .5 | MI/ICLE | 2020 |
| Start Your Case: Complaint, Summons, and Service | MI/ICLE | 2020 | |
| Demonstration: Admit and Objection to Exhibits | .25 | MI/ICLE | 2020 |
| Demonstration: Conduct Oral Arguments at a Motion Hearing | .5 | MI/ICLE | 2020 |
| Impact of Wayfair Decision on Online Businesses | .5 | MI/ICLE | 2020 |
| Virtual Trials and Voir Dier during COVID-19 | .5 | MI/ICLE | 2020 |
| Protecting Seniors in an Age of Scams | 1.8 | ABA | 2020 |
| Internet Legal Research on a Budget | 1.2 | ABA | 2020 |
| COVID-19 Remote Learning and Working for Law students and Lawyers with Disabilities | 1 | ABA | 2020 |
| The Internet and ADA Compliance | 1 | ABA | 2020 |
| Gone With the Wind? What Lawyers Need to Know about Cybersecurity and Disaster Planning and Response | 1.8 | ABA | 2020 |
| Breakfast Basic: Wellness and Self-Care for Young Lawyers | 1 | MI/ICLE | 2019 |
| Begin a Limited Scope Representation Practice | .5 | MI/ICLE | 2019 |
| Handle Complex Limited Scope Representation Issues | 1 | MI/ICLE | 2019 |
| Communicate with Limited Scope Representation Clients | .25 | MI/ICLE | 2019 |
| Lawyer Trust Account Seminar: Management Principles & Recordkeeping Resources (Michigan) | 4 | MI/SB | 2019 |
| The Buck Stops Here: Professionalism and Ethics for In-House Counsel | 1 | IL | 2018 |
| Legal Professionalism 101 | 1 | IL | 2018 |
| Talking about my Generation: Learning Conversations in the Legal Workplace | 1 | IL | 2018 |
| Advocacy in the Face of Bias | 1 | CA | 2018 |
| Advocacy in the Face of Bias | 1 | CA | 2018 |
| Suicide Among Lawyers | 1 | CA | 2018 |
| Mindful Law Practice | 1 | CA | 2018 |
| Gone with the Wind? What Lawyers Need to Know about Cybersecurity and Disaster Planning and Response | 1 | CA | 2018 |
| Pants on Fire: The Duty of Candor Before Tribunals, in Discovery, and During Negotiations | 1.5 | ABA | 2017 |
| Trying High-Profile Cases in Today’s Media Environment | 1.5 | ABA | 2011 |
“Maintaining Competence
To maintain the requisite knowledge and skill, a lawyer should engage in continuing study and education, including the knowledge and skills regarding existing and developing technology that are reasonably necessary to provide competent representation for the client in a particular matter. If a system of peer review has been established, the lawyer should consider making use of it in appropriate circumstances. ” (Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.1, Comment)
For more information on the types of CLE’s offered by sponsoring agency we have provided a list for each provider.
ABA — American Bar Association — (https://www.americanbar.org/)
AP — Attorney Protective — (https://www.attorneyprotective.com/)
ICLE — Institute of Continuing Legal Education — (https://www.icle.org/)
KBCA — Kalamazoo County Bar Association — (https://www.kalamazoobar.org/)