Many changes are coming to CLE requirements for Ohio attorneys, including
easier ways to obtain credit for self-study courses and pro bono service. In
addition, the Ohio Supreme Court is “unbundling” our “professional conduct”
requirement. Instead of obtaining 1 hour of ethics, 1 hour of professionalism,
and a half hour of substance abuse, attorneys will be allowed to choose 2.5
hours from the following categories:
• Legal ethics
• Professionalism
• Alcoholism, substance abuse, or mental health issues
• Access to justice and fairness in the courts
• Interacting with self-represented litigants
• Encouraging pro bono representation
• Accommodating language interpretation
• Assuring fairness in matters of race, ethnicity, foreign origin, religion,
gender, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic status
The new topics will create new opportunities for programs, and the
flexibility in subjects will help attorneys fulfill their biennial CLE requirements.