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MCLE Accreditation
NE MCLE #267472; 3.75 CLE Hours, including 2.75 Ethics Hours. (Regular/Traditional) Registration is FREE, but you must register to attend.
Join the Nebraska State Bar Association for a complimentary networking reception immediately following the CLE. RSVP here to attend the reception.
Join the NSBA for the NSBA Summer Tour, where attorneys will learn more about resiliency in the legal profession, Nebraska Free Legal Answers, succession planning, the new Attorney Services Division website, legal research skills, and ethical considerations of being online. | 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | What Resilient Lawyers Do Differently
Chris Aupperle, Director of the Nebraska Lawyers Assistance Program (NLAP)
Our protection against stress, adversity, loss, and disruption in our lives is called resiliency. When our resiliency is diminished, we are more likely to be impacted by mental health disorders, turn to unhealthy behaviors (excessive alcohol consumption, drug use, problem gambling), find stress overwhelming and have less satisfaction in our lives. This program will examine the common personality traits found in lawyers and how those traits can impact resiliency. We will then turn to strategies to strengthen resiliency and lawyer wellbeing based on the most recent research. | 1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
| Nebraska Free Legal Answers
Shannon Seim/Mara Wilson, NSBA Volunteer Lawyers Project
Pro bono opportunities are at your fingertips with Nebraska Free Legal Answers. See how VLP’s online pro bono platform allows lawyers to answer (on a limited scope basis) civil legal questions posed by low-income Nebraskans.
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
| Succession Planning for Lawyers – Nebraska Style
Larry Roland, Evans Dixon, LLC
At some point, our time as practicing attorneys – and as occupants of this planet – is going to come to an end. For some, those two distinct end points may occur simultaneously. A review of the American Bar Association’s past positions on attorney duties in contemplation of death focused almost entirely on the sole practitioner. As attorneys, our obligations of Competence (ABA Rule 1.1) and Diligence (ABA Rule 1.3) are significantly challenged if we reach these distinct end points without a succession plan for our legal practice. The ABA, a majority of states, many insurance companies, and multiple complementary organizations to our legal practice have established requirements around Succession Planning for all lawyers. Today, the Nebraska Supreme Court considers revisions to Neb. Ct. R. § 3-803(K) that would require annual confirmation of a “Designated Attorney” for solo practitioners and an attorney, partnership, corporation, or limited liability organization designee for each partnership, corporation, or limited liability organization consisting of more than one attorney. Join us as we discuss the rationale behind this course of action, the role of ABA and NSBA rules in requiring the “Designated Attorney” in Nebraska, ancillary industry positions on the subject of succession planning for lawyers, and some examples of this rule in practice in several surrounding states (Colorado and Missouri). | | 2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Break | | 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Advanced Legal Research Skills
Tyler Allison, Decisis
Having strong legal research skills is crucial for saving time and money for your clients. Whether you are an entry level associate or partner, legal research is a vital daily task and one that must be continually developed. This course will survey modern online legal research tools, strategies, and techniques. During the one-hour course, you will learn tips for saving time and retrieving strong results. The training will cover how to avoid common research mistakes and offer sophisticated research techniques to get the most relevant results. Decisis is used to demonstrate but these core principles apply to all varieties of online legal research. Decisis provides industry-leading tools to make legal research easier and more intuitive, and it is a free benefit to all Nebraska State Bar sustaining members. This CLE program is an ADVANCED level training designed to take your legal research skills to the next level. | | 3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | The New Attorney Services Division MCLE Reporting Portal
Darla Johnson, Director of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education
This session will demonstrate the new online portal that Nebraska lawyers use to report their MCLE hours for 2025. | | 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | The New Attorney Services Division MCLE Reporting Portal
Josh Shasserre, Clerk of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
This session will demonstrate the new online portal that Nebraska lawyers use to renew their law license for 2025. | | 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Google Reviews/Social Media/Ethical Implications
Mark Weber, Nebraska Counsel for Discipline
Nebraska Counsel for Discipline, Mark Weber will discuss the ethics of online interaction including responding to google reviews, social media interactions with parties, witnesses, jurors and judges and other ethical considerations while online. |
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