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Guam
Guam Bar Asssociation
655 S. Marine Corps Dr.
Suite 202
Tamuning, Guam 96913
011/671/648-5050
011/671/646-9403 (Fax)
www.guambar.org

  • 10 hours per year including 2 hour legal ethics or professionalism.
  • Reporting period is January 1 - December 31.
  • Reporting date is January 31st.

Hawaii

Hawaii State Bar Association
1132 Bishop Street, Suite 906
Honolulu, HI 96813
http://www.hsba.org/

  • No CLE requirement.

Idaho
Idaho State Bar
P.O. Box 895
Boise, ID 83701-0895
(208) 334-4500
(208) 334-4515 Fax
www2.state.id.us

  • 30 hours over 3-year period including 2 hours legal ethics, basic skills course for new admittees.
  • Reporting date is every 3rd year depending on year of admission.

Illinois
CLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois
200 West Madison Street, Suite 3420
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 924-2420
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www.CLEboard.org

  • 20 hours of CLE activity during the initial two-year reporting period, which ends June 30, 2008 for attorneys whose last name begins with A-M and June 30, 2009 for attorneys whose last name begins with N-Z.
  • CLE increases to 24 hours for the subsequent reporting period. 4 of the total hours required for any two-year period must be in the area of professionalism, diversity issues, mental illness and addiction issues, civility, or legal ethics.
  • Reporting date is June 30th.


Indiana
Indiana Commission for CLE
Merchants Plaza
South Tower #1065
115 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3417
(317) 232-1943
(317) 233-1442 Fax
www.in.gov/judiciary/cle

  • 36 hours over 3 calendar year period with 6 hour minimum per year including 3 hours legal ethics.
  • Reporting date is December 31st.

Iowa
Commission on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of Iowa
Judicial Branch Building
1111 East Court Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
(515) 725-8029
(515) 725-8032 Fax

  • 15 hours per calendar year including 2 hours legal ethics every 2 years.
  • Reporting date is March 1st.

Kansas
Kansas CLE Commission
400 S. Kansas Avenue
Ste. 202
Topeka, KS 66603
(785) 357-6510
www.kscle.org

  • 12 hours per year including 2 hours legal ethics.
  • Reporting date is 30 days after program.

Kentucky
Kentucky Bar Association
514 West Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601-1883
(502) 564-3795
(502) 564-3225 Fax
www.kybar.org
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  • 12.50 hours per year including 2 hours legal ethics, new lawyer skills training within 12 months of admission.
  • Reporting date: June 30th.

Louisiana
Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on CLE
2800 Veterans Memorial BLVD., Ste. 310
Metairie, LA 70002-6130
504-828-1414
504-828-1416 (Fax)
www.lsba.org

  • 12.50 hours per year including 1 hour ethics and 1 hour professionalism.
  • Newly admitted attorneys need 12.50 hours including 8 hours ethics, professionalism or law practice management.
  • CLE Completion deadline is December 31. Reporting date is January 31st.

Maine
Board of Overseers of the Maine Bar
P.O. Box 527
Augusta, ME 04332-0527
(207) 623-1121
(207) 623-4175 Fax
www.mecle.com

  • 11 hours per year including 1 hour ethics/professional responsibility.
  • Reporting date is annually in connection with filing of registration statement required by Maine Bar Rule 6(a).

Maryland

Maryland State Bar Association
520 W. Fayette St
Baltimore, MD 21201
http://www.msba.org/
Phone:  410-685-7878

  • No CLE requirement.

Massachusetts 

MBA Boston Massachusetts office
20 West St.
Boston, MA 02111-1204
(617) 338-0500
MBA Western Mass. office
73 State St.
Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 731-5134
http://www.massbar.org/

  • No CLE requirement.

Michigan
State Bar of Michigan
Michael Franck Building
306 Townsend Street
Lansing, Michigan 48933-2012
Phone: (517) 346-6300
Toll Free: (800) 968-1442
Fax: (517) 482-6248
http://www.michbar.org/

  • No CLE required.



 
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