Recent Updates
NEWS ALERT
Effective February 10, 2013, the Nevada Supreme Court recently amended Supreme Court Rule 210 regarding mandatory continuing legal education via ADKT 478. The order makes it mandatory for all active Nevada attorneys to take a minimum of one CLE hour once every three years on substance abuse, addictive disorders and or mental health issues. For 2013, the requirement is 9.0 general credits, 2.0 ethics credits, and 1.0 credit in substance abuse. For 2014 and 2015, the requirement will return to 10.0 general credits and 2.0 ethics credits.
REMINDER: Credits are due by December 31st of this year.
If you haven't completed your CLE credits by December 31, you can request an extension of time. Please put your request in writing, along with a $50 extension fee and send to our office. We will give you until March 1, 2011 to complete your requirement.
Hightlights of recent changes to the Supreme Court Rules 205 - 215 are listed below:
- Under SCR 210 the carryforward of general credits have been increased from 15 credits to 20 credits starting with credits earned during 2010.
- Under SCR 215 (new rule) attorneys must report to the Board any change of address. Failure to change address with the Board may result in a fine of $150.00.
The following changes can be found under SCR 212:
- For those members who do not complete their CLE requirement by the end of the 2009 compliance year, the extension fee has been increased to $50.00 and extensions are granted only to March 1.
- The Board will enforce the March 1 deadline for signed compliance reports and fees by postmark date.
- Members who fail to file their compliance report and/or pay fees by the March 1 deadline will be subject to a late fee of $100.00. The Notice of Noncompliance will not be sent by certified mail but by 1st class mail.
- Members served a Notice of Noncompliance will have until May 1 to cure the deficiencies as outlined in their Notice of Noncompliance.
- After May 1, continued noncompliance will result in the member’s name being
- placed on a Petition (on or about June 1) to the Supreme Court for suspension.
- Those members who comply after the petition is filed will incur an additional fee (Consent to Dismissal) of $250.00. If a member has previously been placed on a petition anytime within the preceding five year period, the Consent to Dismissal fee will be charged on a sliding scale from $350.00 to $1,250.00 depending on the number of times the member has been placed on petition.
- The reinstatement fee has been increased to $500.00. The number of credits needed to reinstate has been increased to15 credits of which 6 must be in ethics.
- See SCR 213(c).
The Supreme Court did not change the 3 basic requirements- $40.00 annual fee, the annual requirement of 10 general and 2 ethics credits and the due date of March 1 for the return of fees and/or signed compliance report.
For a complete list of the recent changes to the Supreme Court Rules 205 - 215, click here.
Board of Directors
The Honorable Brent T. Adams
Harriet E. Cummings
Victor G. Drakulich
Jenny D. Hubach
The Honorable Bridget Robb Peck
Bryan K. Scott
Jason P. Sotffel
Recent Updates
NEWS ALERT
Effective February 10, 2013, the Nevada Supreme Court recently amended Supreme Court Rule 210 regarding mandatory continuing legal education via ADKT 478. The order makes it mandatory for all active Nevada attorneys to take a minimum of one CLE hour once every three years on substance abuse, addictive disorders and or mental health issues. For 2013, the requirement is 9.0 general credits, 2.0 ethics credits, and 1.0 credit in substance abuse. For 2014 and 2015, the requirement will return to 10.0 general credits and 2.0 ethics credits.
REMINDER: Credits are due by December 31st of this year.
If you haven't completed your CLE credits by December 31, you can request an extension of time. Please put your request in writing, along with a $50 extension fee and send to our office. We will give you until March 1, 2011 to complete your requirement.
Hightlights of recent changes to the Supreme Court Rules 205 - 215 are listed below:
- Under SCR 210 the carryforward of general credits have been increased from 15 credits to 20 credits starting with credits earned during 2010.
- Under SCR 215 (new rule) attorneys must report to the Board any change of address. Failure to change address with the Board may result in a fine of $150.00.
The following changes can be found under SCR 212:
- For those members who do not complete their CLE requirement by the end of the 2009 compliance year, the extension fee has been increased to $50.00 and extensions are granted only to March 1.
- The Board will enforce the March 1 deadline for signed compliance reports and fees by postmark date.
- Members who fail to file their compliance report and/or pay fees by the March 1 deadline will be subject to a late fee of $100.00. The Notice of Noncompliance will not be sent by certified mail but by 1st class mail.
- Members served a Notice of Noncompliance will have until May 1 to cure the deficiencies as outlined in their Notice of Noncompliance.
- After May 1, continued noncompliance will result in the member’s name being
- placed on a Petition (on or about June 1) to the Supreme Court for suspension.
- Those members who comply after the petition is filed will incur an additional fee (Consent to Dismissal) of $250.00. If a member has previously been placed on a petition anytime within the preceding five year period, the Consent to Dismissal fee will be charged on a sliding scale from $350.00 to $1,250.00 depending on the number of times the member has been placed on petition.
- The reinstatement fee has been increased to $500.00. The number of credits needed to reinstate has been increased to15 credits of which 6 must be in ethics.
- See SCR 213(c).
The Supreme Court did not change the 3 basic requirements- $40.00 annual fee, the annual requirement of 10 general and 2 ethics credits and the due date of March 1 for the return of fees and/or signed compliance report.
For a complete list of the recent changes to the Supreme Court Rules 205 - 215, click here.
Board of Directors
The Honorable Brent T. Adams
Harriet E. Cummings
Victor G. Drakulich
Jenny D. Hubach
The Honorable Bridget Robb Peck
Bryan K. Scott
Jason P. Sotffel