Attendance requirement

(1) A lawyer shall attend a minimum of 30 hours of approved CLE during each reporting period. A lawyer who is a senior active member shall attend a minimum of 15 hours of approved CLE during each reporting period. (2) A lawyer shall attend a minimum of 3 of the hours required under sub. (1) on the subject of legal ethics and professional responsibility in every reporting period. (3) A lawyer may attend a maximum of six (6) hours of the hours required under sub. (1) on subjects designed to enhance a lawyer’s awareness and understanding of substance abuse/dependence disorders, mental illness, stress management, and work/life balance relating to the practice of law. (4) A lawyer may attend a maximum of six (6) hours of the hours required under sub. (1) on the subject of law practice management, which may include topics such as client communications, trust accounting, record keeping, applications of technology, and other subjects essential to the practice of law. Courses or portions of courses dealing primarily with profit enhancement or marketing of services will be denied credit. (5) A lawyer may attend a maximum of 6 hours of the 30 hours required under sub. (1) on the subjects of cultural competency and the reduction of bias within the legal system. Cultural competency means a course designed to improve client communication and representation through the lens of knowledge and understanding of diverse populations with a sensitivity to cultural and other differences in personal traits for 258 application when interacting with members of the public, judges, jurors, litigants, attorneys, and court personnel. Reduction of bias means a course designed to educate attorneys to identify and reduce from the legal profession, the practice of law, and the legal system at large, biases against persons because of but not limited to age, race, gender, gender identity, economic status, veteran status, creed, color, religion, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation and to remove barriers to access to justice arising from discriminatory behavior. (6) A lawyer may not claim credit for attending the same course more than one time during a reporting cycle.