The Wisconsin Continuing Legal Education requirement is 30 credits every two years, including 3 hours of legal ethics. The reason I bring this up is because a Wisconsin criminal attorney made news this week for failing to comply with his CLE Requirements. The story, outlined in the Wisconsin Law Journal, explains that the attorney, Paul Polacek, currently has multiple cases pending.

His suspension, though it may be short, has resulted in a delay in at least one of his cases. He missed the February 1 reporting date, but claims that he has since completed his requirements and is waiting for approval. If Wisconsin allowed their CLE credits to be completed online, Mr. Polacek could have easily completed his credits quickly and easily on Lawline.com. Maybe next time.