South Dakota CLE - All Courses

This is a listing of CLE Courses for South Dakota. Please make your selection below of South Dakota CLE courses. Click "Add To Cart" to purchase Individual CLE Courses. For more information about a particular CLE course, click on the "More Info" link. Click the "Preview" button to view a short preview of the course.

South Dakota CLE
Accreditation Info

CLE is voluntary for South Dakota attorneys. To view our full accreditation details please .

All Courses

109 110 111 112 113 ••• Show All

Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession: Recognition, Understanding and Intervention

Addiction is a factor in many legal cases and attorneys need to know how to identify addiction and its legal definition. This CLE course, presented by Mick Meagher, Esq., a seasoned attorney and the author of a highly acclaimed book on intervention, presents this CLE course on how to define addiction and the various behaviors that fall under the guidelines of addictive behaviors. The course will offer an overview of the addiction disease process, the warning signs of substance abuse and the deva... More Info

$34

1Ethics Credit
Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (“SLATs”): A Key Planning Tool

Non-reciprocal Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (SLAT’s) can offer incredible planning benefits for married clients. If adjusted to the current environment, it offers a useful default estate and financial planning strategy to achieve a variety of planning goals. This CLE course will explain the technique and how it may be adapted for modest estates requiring life insurance trusts as well as high net worth clients looking for more aggressive tax-oriented planning. Special clauses and techniques s... More Info

$29

1General Credit
35 Tips for Attorney Professionalism

The mandates for attorneys as dictated by the Model Rules explain the responsibilities and prohibitions that all practitioners must adopt and abide by. And while they explain the ethical requirements of attorneys, they don’t necessarily explain how that compliance should occur and their impact on the daily practice of law. Designed a presented by a 40+ veteran practitioner who has experience in private practice and non-profit service and in-house counsel as a litigator, arbitrator and mediator,... More Info

$65

2Total Credits

1 Ethics
Trusts: Planning and Drafting for Divorce

Protection is the key element in designing trusts, which are perhaps one of the most powerful tools to minimize future risk to assets. But how do you best safeguard your client’s assets? What provisions should be used in drafting trusts to ensure success? How do you evaluate your client’s needs to determine the techniques that need to be implemented? This CLE course will look at the most common trust provisions as well as drafting techniques, sample language and planning considerations for th... More Info

$29

1General Credit
High Rent Luxury Deregulation in New York City: A Brief History

Using the recent Altman case decision to illustrate the current state of law, this CLE course will examine the history of Luxury Deregulation in NYC and its ramifications for landlords and tenants. More Info

$55

1.75General Credits
Technology, Ethics, and Estate Planning Practice Management

As in every other field today, technology is transforming estate planning. This CLE course explains how estate planners can creatively utilize technology to enhance efficiency, minimize costs and develop strategies to minimize risk. Topics include document generation software to create better documents at lower costs, adapting everyday tools such as calendar and billing systems to increase client communication, and utilize record keeping software to safeguard you and your clients. The impact of... More Info

$65

1.5Ethics Credits
Estate Planning, Guardianship and Medicaid Eligibility

This CLE course is designed to provide attorneys who do not practice Estate Planning and Elder Law with an introductory overview on these areas. The course will include issues related to Estate Tax Planning, Medicaid planning and Special Need planning. The course will also cover Asset Protection, Probate and the significance of Advance Directives. More Info

$65

1.75Total Credits

0.75 Ethics
Life Time Trusts and the Surrogate's Court: Revocable Trusts; Decanting and Ethics

There are many potential avenues available in estate planning, some more advantageous than others. Revocable trusts is one that is often promoted, but that doesn’t mean it is optimal choice for estate planning. This CLE course will evaluate revocable trusts in terms of their costs, process, eligibility requirements, jurisdictional issues as well as their potential advantages to your client. More Info

$95

2.5Total Credits

1 Ethics
Identifying Bankruptcy Red Flags

Whether you have decades of experience or are new to the field, the greatest challenge in bankruptcy law remains the least predictable—the client. The strategy an attorney uses to approach a client can be a critical factor in the attorney/client relationship and inevitably, the outcome. This CLE course will explain how to identify bankruptcy red flags and develop a productive and communicative relationship with your clients. More Info

$29

1General Credit
Serving Rural Clients Using Technology

Among the many reasons why individuals and families choose not to pursue litigation is simple access. In rural areas of the US, some counties have fewer than three attorneys, and some have none at all. This CLE course will explain this problem and the areas affected and offer avenues to serve clients whose lack of access to justice prevents them from protecting their rights. More Info

$29

1General Credit