Month: February 2021

Information and Registration

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic many of the Idaho State Bar Practice Sections and District Bars have sponsored free continuing education courses to serve all members of the Bar. 

The list of these CLEs are below and include links to take you right to the page where you can register for the course using our online CLE platform.  You may also search for the word “free” in our online CLE platform to see a full list here. 

The live courses will be available for free on-demand viewing approximately a week after the live course.  Separate registration is necessary to watch the on-demand version.

Please note that on-demand CLE courses count as self-study MCLE credit and you are limited to 15 credits per 3-year reporting period.

Upcoming Free Live Courses

• None at this time.

Free On-Demand Recorded Courses

• Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls in the Electronic Age: Top 6 Things You Need to Know – Monday, April 17, 2023 – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Litigation Section and the 4th District Bar Association – 1.5 Ethics CLE Credits
• 2023 Fourth District Bar Association Spring Case Review – Thursday, March 30th, 2023 – Sponsored by the Fourth District Bar Association – 2.5 CLE credits including 0.5 Ethics (NAC Approved)
• Trauma Informed Lawyering – Friday, February 24, 2023 – Sponsored by the Fourth and 7th District Bars, and the Idaho State Bar Idaho Academy of Leadership for Lawyers – 3.5 CLE Credits of which 1.0 is ethics.
• Protection Orders: An Overview – Thursday, October 13, 2022 – Sponsored by the Fifth District Bar Association – 1.0 CLE credits (NAC Approved)
• Update on the Continued Changes in Our Idaho State Courts from Justice Robyn Brody – Tuesday, May 17, 2022 – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Young Lawyers Section and the Fourth District Bar Association – 1.0 CLE credits (NAC Approved)
• 2022 Child Protection Section Spring Conference – Friday, April 29. 2022, – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Child Protection Section – 4.5 CLE credits
• 2022 Fourth District Bar Association Spring Case Review – Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 and Thursday, March 30th, 2022 – Sponsored by the Fourth District Bar Association – 5.0 CLE credits (NAC approved) and 1.0 Ethics
• Brief Review of Guardianship and Conservatorship Practice – Part II – Tuesday, February 22, 2022 – Sponsored by the Fifth District Bar Association – 1.0 CLE credits (NAC Approved)

• Emerging Areas of COVID Law and How They Intersect with the Lawyer Referral Service – Monday, January 24, 2022 – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Lawyer Referral Service – 1.0 CLE credits (NAC Approved)
• Military Discharge Upgrades: One Way to Help Our Veterans – Tuesday, January 18, 2022 (MT) – Sponsored by the Young Lawyers Section and the Fourth District Bar Association – 1.0 CLE credits
• Brief Review of Guardianship and Conservatorship Practice – Wednesday, December 8, 2021 – Sponsored by the Fifth District Bar Association – 1.0 CLE credits (NAC Approved)
• Recent Ethical Issues and ABA Formal Opinions – Election Cases, Changing Firms, Virtual and Remote Work – Tuesday, November 16, 2021 – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar – 1.0 CLE credits
• Bankruptcy Basics Series – Part 4 – Executory Contracts – Monday, September 27, 2021 – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section with Grant Funding Provided by the US District Court of Idaho – 1.0 CLE credits
• Constitution Day: Democracy in the Age of Social Media: Civic Discourse, Ethics, and the First Amendment – Friday, September 17, 2021 – Sponsored by Attorneys for Civic Education, the Idaho Law Foundation and the University of Idaho College of Law – 1.5 CLE credits of which 0.5 is Ethics
• 2021 Annual Meeting Plenary Session and Keynote Address: The Human Rights Era of Federal Indian Law – Thursday, July 22nd, 2021 – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar – 1.0 CLE credits
• Bankruptcy Basics Series – Part 3 – Preferences and Lien Avoidance in Bankruptcy Cases – Monday, July 12th, 2021 – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section with Grant Funding Provided by the US District Court of Idaho – 1.0 CLE credits
• Covid Return to Work Considerations for Idaho Law Firms – Wednesday, June 16, 2021 – Sponsored by the Idaho Fourth District Bar Association – 1.0 CLE credits
• Bankruptcy Basics Series – Part 2 – Property of the Bankruptcy Estate and Exceptions – Monday, May 24, 2021 – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section with Grant Funding Provided by the US District Court of Idaho – 1.0 CLE credits
• Continued Changes in Our Idaho State Courts from Justice Robyn Brody – Tuesday, May 18th – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Young Lawyers – 1.0 CLE credits – NAC approved
• Suicide Prevention In A Pandemic: Risk Factors, Warning Signs and Ways to Help – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Attorney Well-Being Task Force, Lawyers’ Assistance Program, the Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers with funding provided by the Idaho State Liquor Division Mini-Grant Program, May 6, 2021 – 1.0 CLE credits
• Attorney Well-Being: ISB Survey Results, Resources, and Next Steps – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Attorney Well-Being Task Force and the Lawyers’ Assistance Program with funding provided by the Idaho State Liquor Division Mini-Grant Program, May 3, 2021 – 1.0 CLE credits with 0.25 Ethics
• The Ethics of Modest Means and Pro Bono Service and Making it Work for Your Practice – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Lawyer Referral Service
• Principles, Processes, and People: An Insider’s Look at the Workings of the Idaho Supreme Court – Sponsored by the Seventh District Bar Association and the Eagle Rock Chapter of the American Inns of Court – 1.0 CLE credit – NAC approved
• Advising in University Title IX Investigations and Hearings – Sponsored by the 4th District Bar Association, the Idaho Women Lawyers, the University of Idaho College of Law, the Idaho State Bar Young Lawyers and Diversity Sections and the Idaho Volunteer Lawyers Program – 1.5 CLE credits
• An Afternoon with Judge Ryan D. Nelson of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals -Sponsored by the 7th District Bar Association and the Eagle Rock Chapter of the American Inns of Court – 1.0 CLE credit
• Big Data & Briefs: An Introduction to Law & Corpus Linguistics – Sponsored by the 4^th District Bar, Idaho State Bar Young Lawyers and Appellate Practice Sections – 3.25 CLE credits
• 2021 Fourth District Bar Association Spring Case Review – Sponsored by the 4^th District Bar Association – 6.0 CLE Credits – 5.5 NAC Approved 1.0 Ethics 
• Bankruptcy Basics Series – Part 1 – Definitions and Client Consultation – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Commercial Law and Bankruptcy Section – 1.0 CLE credit
• The Nuts and Bolts of a Jury Trial During the Covid-19 Pandemic – Sponsored by the 4th District Bar Association – 1.0 CLE credit
• Inside the Ybarra v. Legislature of the State of Idaho & Idaho Board of Education Case – Sponsored by the 4th District Bar Association and the Idaho State Bar Young Lawyer’s Section – 1.0 CLE credit – NAC Approved
• Serving the Needs of our Military Service Member Clients – Sponsored by the Idaho Law Foundation, Inc. and the 4^th District Bar Association – 1.0 CLE credit
• An Idiosyncratic, Incomplete, and Completely Biased History of the Idaho Federal District Court – Sponsored by the Idaho Federal District Court – 1.0 CLE credit
• Elections and Voting Issues During the Pandemic  – Sponsored by the 4^th District Bar Association and the Idaho State Bar Young Lawyer’s Section – 1.0 CLE credit – NAC Approved
• Limitations of Government Authority in Response to a Public Health Emergency
  Sponsored by the 4^th District Bar Association – 1.0 CLE credit
• Insurance Implications of the COVID – 19 Pandemic – Sponsored by the 4^th District Bar Association – 1.0 CLE credit
• Legal Issues with Returning Employees to Work During the Pandemic – Sponsored by the 4^th District Bar Association – 1.0 CLE credit
• Ethics During the Pandemic: Remote Work, Remote Court and Welcoming Clients Back to the Office – Sponsored by the 4^th District Bar Association – 1.0 Ethics credits
• Well-Being and Trauma Responsive Workplaces – Sponsored by the Idaho State Bar Lawyers’ Assistance Program and the Idaho State Liquor Division – 1.0 Ethics credits

Please Note: You will not be eligible to receive additional credit for the CLEs listed above that you have watched in the past.

The Idaho Supreme Court will hold its annual Memorial Service virtually at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

• ISC Memorial Service Press Release
• ISC Memorial Service Invitation

• Idaho Supreme Court Order February 3, 2021

The Court’s September 10, 2020 Order, as well as this Court’s September 16, 2020, Order In Re: Grand Jury Proceedings, established a standard to determine when certain jury proceedings could commence. The standard articulated was based up on the incidence rate of confirmed or presumed COVID-19 cases in the relevant county.
A primary purpose of these orders was to address the substantial health and safety risks upon all jury trial and grand jury participants caused by community spread of COVID-19 cases, while seeking to also protect the legal rights of parties.

March 11^th and 12^th – Half Day Sessions 

Agenda
7.5 CLE credits pending
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