CLE slackers beware!
The Supreme Court wants to crack down on lawyers who don’t keep up with their CLE obligations. In an order filed July 7, the Supreme Court ordered the Board of Continuing Legal Education to conduct a comprehensive review of Board and Supreme Court rules about CLE and issue a report with recommendations within 90 days. The Court will schedule public hearings in Carson City and Las Vegas within 30 days of filing the report. The Supreme Court will then accept, reject or amend the Board’s recommendations.
Noting a pattern of noncompliance, and a lack of penalties for attorneys who repeatedly fail to comply, the Court has asked the Board of Continuing Legal Education update its rules to address the “delinquent and habitually delinquent attorneys.” The Court wants increases in the fines for noncompliance increased, and automatic suspension of licenses lawyers who do not fulfill their CLE obligations after receiving a single notice of delinquency.
After the Board finishes making everybody who hasn't done their CLE stand in the corner, maybe they could take a peek at the quality of what passes for CLE sometimes. I'm waiting for one of these Cruise Ship CLE workshops to have a sommelier teach you how to pick good wine from bad and call it an exercise in voir dire.