State Bar & Bar Associations,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Feb. 1, 2014
It's that time of year: MCLE is due
If you lack all the required units there is a fine, but that is nothing compared to the situation you could be in if you claim that you have the necessary units but can't back it up.
Diane L. Karpman
Phone: (310) 887-3900
Email: karpethics@aol.com
Diane is a legal ethics expert (expert witness and State Bar defense), she is a certified specialist in legal malpractice.
A couple of years ago, for the first time, the State Bar began to audit bar members' Mandatory Continuing Legal Education compliance. If a lawyer claimed to have the units and did not, the resulting discipline was incredibly harsh. Respondents were required to admit that, by pushing a computer button affirming their units, they engaged in an act of "moral turpitude." This usually resulted in a one-year suspension stayed, with one month of actual suspension, and the respondents had to ta...
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