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Mandatory Continuing Legal Education

Final attendance list and CLE documentation has been submitted to all certifying authorities below.  
 
Not all states within the Fourth Circuit require MCLE, but those that do normally approve MCLE credits for the business portions of our conference. Credits approved by each state will be posted to the conference website as soon as the program content has been reviewed and certified. Filing documents to certify your attendance will be available on this website following the conference.  Please be sure to sign the attendance list of each state for which you will seek MCLE credit.  

Application for MCLE credit for has been made to the following certifying authorities:

Within the Fourth Circuit:
 
Maryland
No mandatory or minimum continuing legal education requirements.

South Carolina - Approved 6.75 hours
The South Carolina Commission on Continuing Legal Education & Specialization has certified this program for 6.75 hours to certify this program for MCLE.   http://www.commcle.org/pdf/appatt.pdf.
     SC Approval Certificate

Virginia - Approved 3.5 hours
Application has been made to the Virginia State Bar to certify this program for MCLE.  A decision is expected in early July.  Follow the instructions provided on Appendix C: Uniform Certificate of Attendance or self-certify at: https://member.vsb.org/vsbportal/.  The following sessions were approved for MCLE credit:  General Session - Neuroscience; Conversation with the Chief Justice.
     VA Approval


North Carolina - Approved 6.5 hours
Application has been made to the North Carolina State Bar to certify this program for MCLE.  A decision is expected in mid-June.  Follow the instructions provided on the Bar Member's Application for CLE Credit: http://www.ncbar.gov.
     NC Approval


West Virginia - Approved 10 hours
The West Virginia State Bar has certified this program for 10 hours (including 3.3 hours of Ethics/Office Management/Substance Abuse/Elimination of Bias).  Follow instructions provided at the West Virginia State Bar in the Membership Portal at https://www.mywvbar.org.
     WV Approval Certificate
     Attendance Certification Form


 
Outside the Fourth Circuit:
In addition to those listed below, many states accept CLE credits approved by other states under reciprocal agreements.  If you require assistance documenting your attendance for credit in other states, please email [email protected]. 
  
District of Columbia

No mandatory or minimum continuing legal education requirements.

New York - Approved 10 hours
Reciprocal Jurisdiction (Group "B"). Use the West Virginia certificate for 10 hours (including 3.3 hours of Ethics/Office Management/Substance Abuse/Elimination of Bias). Follow instructions provided on Attorney Registration form to claim credits under New York's Approved Jurisdiction policy.
    Approved Jurisdiction List and Policy
    WV Approval Certificate


Ohio - Approved 8.25 hours
The Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education has certified this program for 8.25 hours ( including 1.50 of attorney professional conduct instruction). Follow instructions provided on Ohio CCLE Form 1(a) Request for Credit for Attendance at a CLE Activity Outside Ohio: http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/AttySvcs/CLE/forms/default.asp.
    OH Approval Certificate

Pennsylvania - Approved 6.5 hours
The Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board has certified this program for 6.5 hours. Follow instructions provided on Single CLE Activity Certificate of Attendance at www.pacle.org.
     PA Approval Certificate
     PA Credit Request Form



Conference Session Handouts and Resources:
The following are representative of planned handouts and references, some of which are still in development. Final handouts and references will be provided following the conference, and copies will be submitted with the program and attendee list to the respective certifying bodies. 

General Counsel Roundtable

Today's In-House Counsel: Evolving Roles as Business Enablers. 
          Harish Suryavanshi. Association of Corporate Counsel (2014).

The Attorneys on the Inside: Functions and Goals of In-House Legal Counsel. 
          Pervin R. Taleyarkhan, In-House Counsel (n.d.).
Minority women are disappearing from BigLaw--and here's why. 
          Liane Jackson. ABA Journal (3/1/16).

The evolving role of general counsel: leadership in challenging times.
          David Leitch.  The National Law Journal, Special Advertising Supplement (2008).
The Evolving Role of In-House Counsel: Adding Value to the Business.
          General Counsel Consulting.
The evolving role of the GC.  International Bar Association.
The General Counsel as Lawyer-Statesman: A Blue Paper. 
          Ben W. Heineman, Jr.  Harvard Law School Program on the Legal Profession (2010).
Fostering Diversity in the Campus Counsel's Office. 
          National Association of College University Attorneys.  (2011)

Neuroscience 
N.Farahany Presentation Slides
Polling Slide Summary  
Brains on Trial with Alan Alda (PBS video series)  
http://brainsontrial.com/
The Punisher's Brain: the Evolution of Judge and Jury.  Hon. Morris B. Hoffman, 2014.
Neuroscience and behavioral genetics in US criminal law: an empirical analysis. 
         
Nita A. Farahany, Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 2016.
Genetics and Responsibility: to Know the Criminal From the Crime. 
          Nita A. Farahany and James E. Coleman, Jr., Law and .Contemporary Problems, 2016. 

Remarks by New Judges of the Circuit
No handouts


Active Shooter: What You Can Do
Active Shooter: How To Respond  U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Planning and Response to an Active Shooter: An Interagency Security Committee Policy and Best Practices Guide 
          Department of Homeland Security, Interagency Security Committee

Options Consideration (video) Department of Homeland Security

Magna Carta (additional materials in development)
Magna Carta Translation 
          U.S. National Archives & Records Administration

Magna Carta and Its American Legacy 
          U.S. National Archives & Records Administration

The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription 
          U.S. National Archives  Records Administration
The Road from Runnymede: Magna Carta and Constitutionalism in America (2015). 
          A.E. Dick Howard.


Conversation with the Chief Justice
2015 Year-End Report on the Federal Judiciary 
    

 
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