Alabama CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
6 of the 12 credits must be at live Alabama State Bar approved programs. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over to the next reporting period.
CLE Deadline: December 31 of each year
Reporting Date: February 15 of the following year
Newly admitted attorneys requirements: https://www.alabar.org/membership/mcle/frequently-asked-questions/
Contact Information:
Alabama State Bar
415 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104
(t) 334-269-1515
(f) 334-261-6310
http://www.alabar.org/
Alaska CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 3 ethics hours per year. 9 additional hours in general CLE recommended.
Specialty Requirements:
A maximum of 3 ethics and 9 voluntary credits may be carried over to the next reporting period.
CLE Deadline: December 31 of each year
Reporting Date: February 1 of the following year
Attendance Reporting: Attorneys report their credits online through their Alaska Bar member portal.
Notes: Alaska attorneys may earn credit for attendance at CLE programs accredited by another MCLE jurisdiction.
Website: https://www.alaskabar.org/servlet/content/mcle.html
Contact Information
Alaska Bar Association
510 L Street, Suite 602
Anchorage, AK 99501
(t) 907-272-7469
(f) 907-272-2932
https://www.alaskabar.org/
Arizona CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 15 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
Up to 13 credits, including 3 professional responsbility credits, may be carried over to the next period.
CLE Deadline: June 30 of each year
Reporting Date: September 15 of each year
Attendance Reporting: Attorneys report their own credits through the Arizona CLE tracking page.
Notes: The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit MCLE programs. Arizona attorneys must review the MCLE regulations and determine if a CLE program qualifies towards their requirements.
Website: http://www.azbar.org/cleandmcle/cle/generalcleinformation/
Contact Information:
State Bar of Arizona
4201 N. 24th Street, Suite 200 100
Phoenix, AZ 85016-6288 6266
(t) 602-252-4804
(f) 602-271-4930
http://www.myazbar.org/
Arkansas CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over to the next reporting period.
CLE Deadline: June 30 of each year
Reporting Date: July 31 of each year
Notes: Effective March 7, 2019, Arkansas attorneys may fulfill their CLE requirements with on-demand programs.
Contact Information:
Arkansas CLE Board
2400 Justice Bldg
625 Marshall
Little Rock, AR 72201
(t) 501-374-1855
(f) 501-374-1853
https://courts.arkansas.gov/rules/cle/index.cfm
California CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 25 credit hours every three years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: January 31 every three years
Reporting Date: February 1 every three years
Compliance Groups:
Attendance Reporting: Attorneys report their own credits through their State Bar profile, starting from two months before their deadline.
Notes: At least half of the hours must be in “participatory” MCLE credit. No more than 12.5 hours can be for self study.
Newly admitted attorneys requirements:
http://mcle.calbar.ca.gov/Attorneys/Requirements/NewAdmittees.aspx
Website: http://calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_home.jsp
Contact Information:
Office of Certification
State Bar of California
180 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-1639
(t) 888-800-3400
http://mcle.calbar.ca.gov
Colorado CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 45 credit hours every three years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 every three years
Reporting Date: January 31 of the following year
Attendance Reporting: Attorneys must enter the information from their certificate of attendance into their affidavits available on the Colorado Supreme Court website, unless the activity takes place within Colorado.
Website: http://www.coloradosupremecourt.com/Current%20Lawyers/CLENewAtty.asp
Contact Information:
Colorado Supreme Court
Board of CLE
600 17th Street
Suite 520-S
Denver, CO 80202
(t) 303-928-7771
http://www.coloradosupremecourt.com/
Connecticut CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12 credit hours every year
Specialty Requirements:
A maximum of 2 credits may be carried over to the next reporting period.
CLE Deadline: December 31 of each year
Reporting Date: December 31 of each year
Notes: Attorneys may satisfy the CLE requirement by attending legal education courses provided by any organization whose program or course has been reviewed by any bar association or organization which has been established in any state or territory of the U.S. or D.C. to certify and approve continuing legal education courses; and any other non-profit or for-profit legal education providers, including courses remotely presented by video conference, webcasts, webinars, or the like by said providers. Attorneys must retain records to prove compliance for a period of seven years.
Website: https://www.jud.ct.gov/MCLE/
Contact Information:
Connecticut State Bar
30 Bank Street
New Britain, CT 06050
(860)223-4400
msc@ctbar.org
Delaware CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 24 credit hours every 2 years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 every other year
Reporting Date: February 1 of the following year
Notes: At least 12 of the hours must be earned by attending live, in-person CLE courses. Attorneys are limited to 12 credits of eCLE, 6 of which may be audio-only. A maximum of 20 credits may be carried over to the next reporting period, but not enhanced ethics credits may be carried over.
Contact Information:
Commission on CLE
200 W. 9th Street, Suite 300-B
Wilmington, DE 19802
(t) 302-577-7040
http://www.courts.state.de.us/cle/
District Of Columbia CLE Requirements
Does not currently require MCLE.
Florida CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 33 credit hours every three years
Specialty Requirements:
Attendance Reporting: Attorneys report their own credits by logging in to the Florida Bar website.
Notes: Florida attorneys are assigned compliance periods and deadlines upon admission. For more information on your deadline please contact the Florida State Bar.
Website: https://www.floridabar.org/DIVPGM/LS/CLEROnline.nsf/ActivityPosting?OpenForm&Login
Contact Information:
Legal Specialization & CLE
The Florida Bar
650 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300
(t) 850-561-5600
http://www.floridabar.org/
Georgia CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
A maximum of 12 credits, including 6 distance-learning CLE, 2 ethics credits, 2 professionalism credits, and 3 trials credits, may be carried over to the next reporting period.
CLE Deadline: December 31 of each year
Reporting Deadline: January 31 of the following year
Notes: Attorneys are limited to 6 distance-learning, or “in-house,” hours per year.
Contact Information:
GA Commission of Continuing Lawyer Competency
50 Hurt Plaza
Atlanta, GA 30303
(t) 404-527-8700
(f) 404-527-8717
http://www.gabar.org/
Hawaii CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 3 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 of each year
Reporting Date: January 31 of the following year
Contact Information:
Alakea Corporate Tower
1100 Alakea Street, Suite 1000
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
(t) 808-537-1868
(f) 808-521-7936
http://hsba.org/
Idaho CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 30 credit hours every three years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 every three years
Reporting Date: February 1 of the following year
Notes: Compliance periods and deadlines are assigned upon admission.
Website: http://isb.idaho.gov/licensing/mcle/mcle_requirements.html#reporting
Contact Information:
Idaho State Bar
525 W. Jefferson
Boise, ID 83702
(t) 208-334-4500
(f) 208-334-4515
http://isb.idaho.gov/
Illinois CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 30 credits every two years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: June 30 every two years
Reporting Date: July 31 of reporting year
Compliance Groups:
Notes: A maximum of 10 credits, includion professional responsbility, may be carried over to the next reporting period.
Website: http://www.mcleboard.org/
Contact Information:
The MCLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois
200 West Madison Street
Suite 900
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(t) 312-924-2420
http://www.mcleboard.org/
Indiana CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 36 credit hours every 3 years, a minimum of 6 hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 every three years
Reporting Date: December 31 of the reporting year
Notes: Compliance period deadlines are assigned upon admission.
Contact Information:
Indiana Commission for CLE
115 West Washington Street
Suite 1065, South Tower
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3417
(t) 317-232-1943
(f) 317-233-1442
http://www.in.gov/judiciary/cle/
Iowa CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 15 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 of each year
Reporting Date: March 10 of the following year
Notes: Any excess credits may be carried over for up to 2 years.
Contact Information:
Commission on CLE
State Capital
Des Moines, IA 50319
(t) 515-697-7874
http://www.iowacourtsonline.org/For_Attorneys/Continuing_Legal_Education/
Kansas CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: June 30 of each year
Reporting Date: July 31 of each year
Website: https://www.kscle.org/pdf/rules08.pdf
Contact Information:
Kansas CLE Commission
400 S. Kansas Avenue, Suite 202
Topeka, KS 66603
(t) 785-357-6510
https://www.kscle.org/
Kentucky CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: June 30 of each year
Reporting Date: August 10 of each year
Notes: A maximum of 2 live credit hours, including 4 ethics hours, may be carried over to the next reporting period. Non-live technologically transmitted credit may not be carried over.
Website: http://www.kybar.org/Default.aspx?tabid=115
Contact Information:
Kentucky Bar Association
514 W. Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601-1883
(t) 502-564-3795
http://www.kybar.org/
Louisiana CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12.5 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 of each year
Reporting Date: January 31 of the following year
Contact Information:
LA State Bar Association
601 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70130
(t) 800-421-5722
(f) 504-528-9154
http://www.lascmcle.org/
Maine CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 11 credits every year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: August 31 of each year
Reporting Date: August 31 of each year
Contact Information:
Board of Overseers of the Bar
PO Box 527
Augusta, ME 14332
Phone: (207) 622-7554
Fax: (207) 623-4175
http://www.mebaroverseers.org/attorney_services/continuing_education/continuing_education.html
Maryland CLE Requirements
Does not currently require MCLE.
Massachusetts CLE Requirements
Does not currently require MCLE.
Michigan CLE Requirements
Does not currently require MCLE.
Minnesota CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 45 credit hours every 3 years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: June 30 every 3 years
Reporting Date: August 31 of reporting year
Contact Information:
Minnesota State Board of CLE
25 Constitution Avenue, Suite 110
St. Paul, MN 55155
(t) 651-297-7100
(f) 651-296-5866
http://www.mbcle.state.mn.us/mbcle/
Mississippi CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: July 31 of each year
Reporting Date: August 15 of each year
Notes: Attorneys must submit a written report to the Mississippi CLE Commission by August 15th each year verifying completion of their requirements.
Contact Information:
Mississippi Commission on CLE
656 N. State Street
Jackson, MS 39202
(t) 601-576-4622
(f) 601-576-4733
http://courts.ms.gov/cle_bccr/cle_bccr.html
http://courts.ms.gov/rules/msrulesofcourt/continuing_legal_education.pdf
Missouri CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 15 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: June 30 of each year
Reporting Date: July 31 of each year
Notes: Attorneys must report credits earned on their Annual Report of Compliance (Form 1), which must be mailed to the Missouri Bar MCLE department by July 31st of every year.
Contact Information:
The Missouri Bar
326 Monroe Street
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(t) 573-635-4128
(f) 573-635-2811
http://www.mobar.org/
Montana CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 15 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: Mar 31 of yeach year
Reporting Date: May 15 of each year
Contact Information:
MCLE Administrator
46 N. Last Chance Gulch, Suite 2A
Helena, MT 59624
(t) 406-442-7660
(f) 406-442-7763
http://www.montanabar.org/
Nebraska CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 10 credits per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 of each year
Reporting Date: January 20 of the following year
Contact Information:
1445 K Street
1213 State Capitol
P.O. Box 98910
Lincoln, NE 68509
(t) 402-471-3137
http://www.supremecourt.ne.gov/rules/html/Ch3/art4/
https://mcle.wcc.ne.gov/ext/
Nevada CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 13 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 of each year
Reporting Date: March 1 of the following year
Contact Information:
Board of CLE
295 Holcomb Avenue, Suite A
Reno, NV 89502
(t) 775-329-4443
(f) 775-329-4291
http://www.nvcleboard.org/
New Hampshire CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12 credit hours every year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: June 30 of each year
Reporting Date: July 1 of each year
Contact Information:
NHMCLE Board
2 Pillsbury St., Ste. 300
Concord, NH 03301
(t) 603-224-6942
(f) 603-224-2910
http://www.nhbar.org/NHMCLE/
New Jersey CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 24 credit hours every 2 years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 of every other year
Reporting Date: December 31 of reporting year
Reporting Date Rule:
Contact Information:
Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education
Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex
25 Market Street, 8th Floor, North Wing
Trenton, NJ 08625-0965
(t) 609-633-9733
sctcle.mailbox@judiciary.state.nj.us
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/cle/
New Mexico CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 of each year
Reporting Date: December 31 of each year
Notes: Attorneys may report credits earned on by submitting a Certificate of Attendance by December 31st. The credit will then appear on the attorney's year-end Annual Report. 8 credits must be from live courses.
Website: https://www.nmmcle.org/forms/mcle_03.pdf
Contact Information:
New Mexico MCLE
PO Box 93070.
Albuquerque, NM 87199
(t) 505-821-1980
(f) 505-821-0220
https://www.nmmcle.org/
New York CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 24 credit hours every two years
Specialty Requirements:
Reporting Date: Within 30 days after attorney's birthday in alternate years
Notes: Attorneys must retain proof of compliance for four years and verify on their biennial registration statement that they are in compliance with New York's CLE rules.
Website: http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml
Contact Information:
NYS CLE Board
25 Beaver Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10004
(t) 212-428-2105
North Carolina CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 every year
Reporting Date: February 28 of following year
Contact Information:
North Carolina Bar
P.O. Box 26148
Raleigh, NC 27611
(t) 919-733-0123
(f) 919-821-9168
http://www.nccle.org/default.aspx
North Dakota CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 45 credit hours every three years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: June 30 every 3 years
Reporting Date: July 30 of reporting year
Contact Information:
North Dakota CLE Commission
PO Box 2136
Bismark, ND 58502
Phone: (701)255-1404
Fax: (701)224-1621
http://www.ndcourts.gov/rules/CLE/frameset.htm
Ohio CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 24 credit hours every 2 years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 in alternate years
Reporting Date: January 31 of the following year
Reporting Date Rule:
Contact Information:
Commission on CLE
30 E. Broad Street, 35th Fl.
Columbus, OH 43266-0419
(t) 614-387-9325
(f) 614-387-9329
http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/AttySvcs/CLE/
Oklahoma CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31, 2018
Reporting Date: February 15, 2019
Contact Information:
Oklahoma Bar Association
1901 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
(t) 405-524-2365/416-7009
(f) 405-416-7001
Oregon CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 45 credit hours every three years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 every three years
Reporting Date: January 31 of the following year
Contact Information:
Oregon State Bar
5200 SW Meadows Road
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
(t) (503) 431-6413
(f) 503-684-1366
http://www.osbar.org/mcle
Pennsylvania CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
Reporting Date Rule:
Contact Information:
PA CLE Board
Pennsylvania Judicial Center
601 Commonwealth Ave, Suite 3400 PO Box 62495
Harrisburg, PA 17106
800-497-2253
https://www.pacle.org/
Rhode Island CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 10 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: June 30 every year
Reporting Date: June 30 every year
Contact Information:
MCLE Commission
John E. Fogarty Judicial Annex
24 Weybosset Street, 3rd Floor
Providence, RI 02903
(t) (401) 421-5740
(f) 401-222-4302
https://www.courts.ri.gov/AttorneyResources/mcle/Pages/default.aspx
South Carolina CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 14 credit hours every year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: February 28 every year
Reporting Date: March 1 every year
Contact Information:
Commission on CLE & Specialization
PO Box 2138
Columbia, SC 29202
(t) 803-799-5578
http://www.commcle.org/
South Dakota CLE Requirements
Does not currently require MCLE.
Tennessee CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 15 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 every year
Reporting Date: March 31 of the following year
Contact Information:
Tennessee Commission on CLE & Specialization
221 Fourth Avenue North
Suite 300 Nashville, TN 37219
615-741-3096
http://www.cletn.com/
Texas Board of Legal Specialization CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 100 credits every 5 years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 of every year
Reporting Date: December 31 of every year
Website: https://www.tbls.org/CLE/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=/CLE/AttySummary.aspx
Contact Information:
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
505 E. Huntland Dr., Ste. 400, LB 28
Austin, Texas 78752
1-855-277-TBLS(8257)
http://www.tbls.org/
Texas CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 15 credit hours per year
Specialty Requirements:
Reporting Date Rule: Deadline is the last day of the attorney's birth month.
Notes: Attorneys can report their credits on MyBarPage.
Website: http://www.texasbar.com/Template.cfm?Section=MyPage&template=/security/login.cfm
Contact Information:
State Bar of Texas
1414 Colorado, Suite 503
Austin, TX 78701
512-463-1463 x 2106
800-204-2222
512-463-1475
http://www.texasbar.com/am/template.cfm?section=MCLE
Utah CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 24 credit hours every two years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: June 30 alternate years
Reporting Date: July 31 of reporting year
Contact Information:
Utah Law & Justice Center
645 S. 200 East, Suite 312
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-3834
(t) 801-297-7035
(f) 801-531-0660
http://www.utahbar.org/mcle/
Vermont CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 20 credit hours every two years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: June 30 in alternate years
Reporting Date: July 1 of reporting year
Contact Information:
MCLE Board
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-0702
(t) 802-828-3281
(f) 802-828-3457
http://vermontjudiciary.org/lc/cle.aspx
Virgin Islands CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12 credit hours every year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 every year
Reporting Date: January 31 of the following year
Notes: Attorneys are required to submit all certificates of completion to the Virgin Islands Bar Association.
Contact Information:
Virgin Islands Bar Association
2155 King Cross Street, Suite 2
Christiansted, VI 00820
(t) 340-778-7497
(f) 340-773-5060
http://www.vibar.org/?page=CLE
Virginia CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 12 credit hours per year, including 4 credits completed live (in-person or webcast)
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: October 31 every year
Reporting Date: December 15 every year
Notes: Attorneys may report their own credits online on the Virginia State Bar website.
Website: https://member.vsb.org/vsbportal/
Contact Information:
Virginia State Bar
1111 East Main Street
Suite 700, Richmond
(t) 804-775-0578
(f) 804-775-0501
http://www.vsb.org/site/members/mcle-courses
Washington CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 45 credit hours
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 every 3 years
Reporting Date: February 1 of the following year
Contact Information:
WA State Board of CLE
2101 Fourth Avenue, 4th Floor
Seattle, WA 98121-2330
Washington CLE Rules
http://www.wsba.org/WSBA-CLE
West Virginia CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 24 credit hours every two years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: June 30 in even years
Reporting Date: July 31 in even years
Contact Information:
WV MCLE Commission
2006 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25311-2204
(t) 304-553-7220
(f) 304-558-2467
http://www.wvbar.org/members/mcle/
Wisconsin CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 30 credit hours every 2 years
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 in alternate years
Reporting Date: February 1 of the following year
Contact Information:
Board of Examiners
Lenney Bldg.
110 E. Main Street, Suite 715
Madison, WI 53703-3328
(t) 608-266-9760
(f) 608-266-1196
http://www.wicourts.gov/services/attorney/edu.htm
Wyoming CLE Requirements
Total CLE Requirements: 15 credit hours every year
Specialty Requirements:
CLE Deadline: December 31 every year
Reporting Date: January 31 of the following year
Contact Information:
Continuing Legal Education
State Bar Association
4124 Laramie Street
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(t) 307-632-9061
https://www.wyomingbar.org/cle/