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Accreditation and CLE Rules for Oregon
Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, an Oregon State Bar Program Sponsor. All courses offered on UnitedCLE.com for Oregon attorneys have been individually approved for MCLE credit by the Oregon State Bar.
Oregon attorneys are required to take 45 credit hours every 3 years including 1 hour of child abuse and elder abuse reporting, 1 hour of mental health/substance abuse, 3 hours of access to justice and 5 hours of ethics credits.
Oregon attorneys can earn all 45 CLE credit hours with us including 1 hour of child abuse and elder abuse reporting, 1 hour of mental health/substance abuse, 3 hours of access to justice and 5 hours of ethics credits using our Online & iOS/Android App courses.
Reporting periods are determined at the time of admission to the OR Bar. An attorney’s first reporting period begins on the date of admission and ends on April of the following year. From then on, reporting periods are every three years. For instance, an attorney admitted in September of 2022 would still be considered Newly Admitted until April 30, 2023, and then their reporting periods would be the three-year cycles ending 2026, 2029, and so on.
Newly admitted attorneys must take 15 hours of MCLE, including 9 hours of practical skills (4 of which must be Oregon practice and procedure) and 2 hours of ethics (one of which must be Oregon specific ethics) 1 mental health/substance abuse and a 3 credit introductory access to justice course during their first reporting period.
Oregon State Bar
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Tigard, OR 97281-1935
Phone: (503) 620-0222
Fax: (503) 684-1366
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Meteorology and the Law: Hazardous Weather Preparedness and Litigation
Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, an Oregon State Bar Program Sponsor. All courses offered on UnitedCLE.com for Oregon attorneys have been individually approved for MCLE credit by the Oregon State Bar.
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General Credits
1.25
For Access To This Course
All Courses Available iOS/Android Web
About This Course
Weather-related lawsuits primarily stem from a failure to properly prepare for weather-related events, whether due to lack of knowledge or misinformation. Advance preparation for major or even minor weather hazards can protect lives, property and communities, particularly in a changing climate.
This CLE course will introduce a survey of the field of forensic meteorology and explain how weather data is analyzed to reconstruct past events and anticipate future ones. The course will provide case studies on how accidents resulting from snow and ice may lead to litigation and how proper preparation for weather conditions may have been preventative.
The course will explain the meteorological research process and explain the retention of expert meteorologist and use of their analyses to support and develop legal defenses.
