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Accreditation and CLE Rules for Washington
Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, a Washington State Bar Accredited CLE Sponsor.
Washington attorneys are required to take 45 credit hours every 3 years including 6 credit hours of Ethics and 15 credit hours in the area of Law and Legal Procedure. The reporting cycle is from January 1st through December 31st every 3 years and each member must certify compliance by Feb 1st. *Beginning with the reporting period that runs from 2023-2025, WA attorneys must complete 1 credit hour that focuses on the category of equity, inclusion and the mitigation of bias.
Washington attorneys can earn all 45 CLE credit hours with us using our Online & iOS/Android App courses.
WSBA members are divided into three MCLE reporting groups based upon year of admission.
Group 1: Admitted through 1975, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022
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The CLE deadline for Group 1 is Dec 31, 2025, for Group 2 is Dec
31, 2023 and for Group 3 is Dec 31, 2024. The deadline for reporting is Feb 1.
Washington attorneys may carry over a maximum of 15 credits including a maximum of 2 Ethics credits for a period of 36 months.
Limited License Legal Technicians (LLLT) and Limited Practice Officers (LPO) are required to take 30 approved MCLE credits every applicable three-year reporting period, including, at least 15 law and legal procedure credits and 6 ethics credits. All 30 credit hours can be taken with us using our Online & iOS/Android App formats.
Courses purchased through UnitedCLE.com are provided and fully accredited by The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education, a Washington State Bar Accredited CLE Sponsor.
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Law & Legal Procedure
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About This Course
A trial about a ski accident would not normally make the news, but when one party is Gwyneth Paltrow, every minute of the trial is cause for a media frenzy. At the end of March, 2023, the case of Gwyneth Paltrow v Terry Sanderson went to trial to determine who was at fault in a ski crash at Deer Valley ski resort in Utah.
The case seemed to be a simple incident of a collision course on a ski slope in which Mr. Sanderson alleged that Ms. Paltrow skied into his back, knocking him down, landing on him, and causing him to suffer a concussion and 4 broken ribs.
This CLE course will explain what can be learned from this simple case turned high profile media event, including the importance of venue, gag orders, jury selection, and more. What can be learned from this incident is not only applicable to high profile cases but also simple tort claims where there is a dispute about liability.
