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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, offering courses fully approved for MCLE 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
P.O. Box 231935
Tigard, OR 97281-1935
Phone: (503) 620-0222
Fax: (503) 684-1366
Email: info@osbar.org www.osbar.org/mcle
Sentencing Considerations in Federal Court: A Defense Perspective
Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, offering courses fully approved for MCLE by the Oregon State Bar.
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General Credits
1.5
For Access To This Course
All Courses Available iOS/Android Web
About This Course
Noted criminal defense attorney Benjamin Brafman, Esq. offers a detailed overview of the federal sentencing procedure in white collar criminal cases. The CLE course will explore the legal and factual issues to consider, especially as they relate to fraud cases, the process for preparing a formal sentence memorandum and the complex federal sentencing guidelines which may apply. The course will also offer strategies to navigate the delicate process for preparing the client and their families for the sentencing and its possible outcomes.