Certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization (Approval Pending)
The State Bar of California certifies attorneys as specialists in certain
areas of law through its MCLE Legal Specialization Program. Education activities
approved for California legal specialization credit automatically
qualify for California MCLE credit. Attorneys who want to become certified must complete 45 hours
of education in their specialty field during the three years prior to applying
for certification. Those already certified must complete 60 hours of education
every five years in order to maintain their certification. When an education
activity is approved for legal specialization, it means that attorneys participating
in that activity can use it to comply with the program's education requirements.
To be eligible for certification, an attorney must have been engaged in the practice of law in the area in which certification
is sought for a minimum of 25 percent of the time the attorney has spent in
occupational endeavors during the previous five years.
The tax, estate planning, trust and probate legal specialization programs certify attorneys as specialists in
certain areas of law. Attorneys who want to become certified must complete 45
hours of education in their specialty field during the three years prior to
applying for certification. Those already certified must complete 60 hours of
education every five years in order to maintain their certification. When an
education activity is approved for legal specialization, it means that attorneys
participating in that activity can use it to comply with the program's education
requirements.
The following U.S. and foreign jurisdictions have MCLE requirements which meet standards adopted
by the State Bar of California:
Alabama, Louisiana,
Oklahoma,
Arkansas,
Maine,
Oregon,
Arizona,
Minnesota,
Pennsylvania,
Colorado,
Mississippi,
Rhode Island,
Delaware,
Missouri,
South Carolina,
England and Wales,
Montana,
Tennessee,
Florida,
Nevada,
Texas,
Georgia,
New Hampshire,
Utah,
Hong Kong,
New Jersey,
Vermont,
Idaho,
New Mexico,
Virginia,
Illinois,
New York,
Washington,
Iowa,
North Carolina,
West Virginia,
Indiana,
North Dakota,
Wisconsin,
Kansas,
Ohio,
Wyoming, Kentucky,Victoria, Australia and U.S. Virgin Islands.
The State Bar of California certifies attorneys as specialists in certain
areas of law through its MCLE Legal Specialization Program. Education activities
approved for California legal specialization credit automatically
qualify for California MCLE credit. Attorneys who want to become certified must complete 45 hours
of education in their specialty field during the three years prior to applying
for certification. Those already certified must complete 60 hours of education
every five years in order to maintain their certification. When an education
activity is approved for legal specialization, it means that attorneys participating
in that activity can use it to comply with the program's education requirements. 
