Opportunities for continuing legal education are offered by SCBA Practice Sections and by The Florida Bar. Members of the SCBA can check out CLE tapes from the SCBA office at no cost in order to complete their continuing legal education requirements.

Most of the local practice sections schedule at least one continuing legal education program every year. The presentations are usually a half-day in length and are worth 3-4 credit hours with approval from The Florida Bar. Every effort is made to feature local bar members as speakers and to provide comprehensive handouts.

Sarasota is an approved site for The Florida Bar Video Continuing Legal Education Program series. Attorneys are encouraged to contact The Florida Bar to register for these courses. The sessions are usually held at the Hyatt Sarasota, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts. For a current schedule of local CLE events, click here.

Visit our calendar for specific topics, dates, time and locations. Or, click here to view the 2006 schedule of classes.

The Sarasota County Bar Association has audio & video tapes produced by The Florida Bar. Currently available to SCBA members are:

Advanced Evidence 2007 (Audio CD & course book)
Course No. 0443C
Credit Hrs: 8.0 General/1.0 Ethics
Expires: 9/15/2008

Charitable Giving as part of the Family Income & Transfer Tax Plan (Audio CD)
Course No. 0417C
Credit Hrs: 7.5 General/2.0 Ethics
Expires: 8/2/2008

Collecting Your Fees: Ethically Getting Paid from Intake to Invoice (Audio CD)
Course No. 292957; American Bar Association
Credit Hrs: 2 General/Ethics
Expires: 8/27/08

Dispute Resolution Center Conference (held Aug. 2005) (Audio CD)
The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children
Empowerment Based Advocacy for Individuals Labeled as “Mentally Ill Battered Women”
County Mediation Ethics: A Master Class, 1.8 CME

Domestic Violence: How Can We Make a Difference? (2-Cassette set)
Florida Chapter of AFCC
Credit Hrs: 3.0 CME

Effective Tax-Saving Techniques for Real Clients—Don’t Slide Down the Cutting Edge
Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Distinguished Speaker Series
Credit Hrs: 3.0 General

Ethnic & Religious Conflicts: Proposing a Prescription for International Peace
15th Annual Conference for Mediators & Arbitrators, August 25-26, 2006
Credit Hrs: 1.8 CME Credits/Diversity

Legal Ethics: Solutions to the Most Common Challenges
National Business Institute

Maintaining a Trustworthy Trust Account, 2nd Edition (Video)
Credit Hrs: 2.0 General; No expiration date

Multi-Jurisdictional Estate & Income Planning (Audio CD)
Course No. 0402C
Credit Hours: 5.0 General/.50 Ethics
Expires: 4/13/2008

Planning for Distribution from Qualified Plans & IRA’s, Incentive Trust, Charitable Planning (Audio CD)
Course No. 6407-6
Credit Hrs: 3.5 General
Expires: 5/14/2008

Seven Habits of Highly Effective Grantor Trust (Audio CD)
Course No. 5745-7
Credit Hrs: 2.5 General; 2.0 Certification
Expires: 2/21/2009

Something Old, Something New –Estate & IRA Planning in the 21st Century (Audio CD)
Course No. 0479C
Credit Hrs: 8.0 General/1.0 Ethics
Expires: 4/6/2008

Starting on your Own (2 Video set)
No expiration date

Survey of Florida Law 2007 (Audio CD)
Course No. 0513C
Credit Hrs: 11.0 General/4.5 Ethics

Please contact the SCBA office to reserve a tape. Tapes may be checked out for a period of seven (7) business days. If you have recently purchased CLE tapes from The Florida Bar and would like to donate them to the SCBA, please contact us.