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CONTACT PERSON: ROBERT GUNN
(504) 310-2588
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OCTOBER 26, 2005 |
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
In response to questions which
have arisen concerning continuing legal education carryover
hours, Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr. issued the following
statement:
“On September 26, 2005 the Court promulgated an Emergency
Rule which waived the requirement, for calendar year 2005
only, that attorneys complete the annual minimum legal education
requirement of twelve and one-half (12.5) hours.
The presently existing rules which allow attorneys to carry
forward up to eight (8) hours of CLE credit earned in excess
of the minimum have not changed. Accordingly, any attorney
may carry forward up to eight (8) hours of continuing legal
education earned or credited for calendar year 2005 in excess
of the 12.5 hour annual minimum, pursuant to Louisiana Supreme
Court Rule XXX, Rule 5(b) and Regulations 3.5 and 5.5.”
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