CLE News for Texas and Colorado Attorneys: Newly Accredited Celesq® Programs in Ethics and Hot Topics; Upcoming 2010 Expirations for Some Existing Programs

Boca Raton, FL, September 16, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Celesq® AttorneysEd Center today announced some timely reminders and news for attorneys admitted to practice in the States of Texas and Colorado. Celesq® is an accredited sponsor by the State Bar of Texas, Committee on MCLE, and a number of Celesq®’s online programs are approved for participatory credit by the State Bar of Texas. Celesq® is also an Approved Sponsor of continuing legal education in the State of Colorado, and its programs are accepted for credit in Colorado.

Celesq®’s new online MCLE programs available for participatory MCLE credit in Texas effective September 15, 2010

The State Bar of Texas has approved a number of new online Celesq® programs for Participatory MCLE credit effective September 15, 2010-August 31, 2011. These programs, which cover Ethics and Hot Topics of particular interest to corporate counsel and litigators, include:

· Ethics! 2045 Working with Consultants: Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls and Protecting Privilege
· Ethics! 2043 Ethical Considerations when Conducting Workplace Investigations
· Hot Topic! 2067 Investor Protection Provisions of Dodd-Frank; Their Impact on SEC Enforcement
· Hot Topic! 2063IP Business Methods Patents Live On after Supreme Court’s Decision in Bilski v. Kappos, from the Celesq®-West IP Master Series
· Hot Topic! 2065 Mixed Signals? The United States Supreme Court Rules in Quon that Employers Can Review "Personal" Text Messages, while one State's Supreme Court Enforces Limits on such Reviews—What Does This Mean for the Corporate Workplace?
· 2021 Engel on Asset Protection Planning 2010: Part 1: Conceptualizing, Designing and Drafting the Overall Plan; Overview of Underlying Principles; Case Study
· 2022 Engel on Asset Protection Planning 2010: Part 2: Day-To-Day Operations of the Plan; Administration to Maintain the Plan's Integrity
· 2023 Engel on Asset Protection Planning 2010: Part 3: Options and Protective Steps in the Event of Litigation or Other Threats
· 2030 Venture Capital Financings 101

Upcoming October 31, 2010 expirations of accreditation in Texas for some existing Texas-accredited online MCLE programs

Last chance to take the following online programs, currently available for participatory MCLE credit in Texas:

· ETHICS! Social Networking for Lawyers: Ethical Considerations (1983)
· ETHICS! Ethical Challenges in a Bad Economy (1970)
· The Art and Science of the Cross-Border Deal: a Focus on Brazil and Mexico (1935)
· Power Purchase Agreements, REC Contracts and Hedging for Alternative Energy (1952)

For details about any of the foregoing programs and a listing of all of Celesq® online programs currently approved for participatory MCLE credit in Texas, visit them at www.celesq.com and click on Texas Participatory programs. For a listing of additional programs that are accredited in other mandatory CLE states and may be eligible for self-study CLE credit in Texas, click on the State Filter and click on Texas-Self Study programs.

Celesq®’s new online CLE programs approved by the Colorado Bar for Homestudy Credit through 2012

The Colorado Board of Continuing Legal and Judicial Education has approved a number of new programs for Homestudy Credit through 2012. These programs, which cover Ethics and Hot Topics of particular interest to corporate counsel and litigators, include:
· Ethics! 2045 Working with Consultants: Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls and Protecting Privilege
· Ethics! 2043 Ethical Considerations when Conducting Workplace Investigations
· Hot Topic! 2067 Investor Protection Provisions of Dodd-Frank; Their Impact on SEC Enforcement
· Hot Topic! 2063IP Business Methods Patents Live On after Supreme Court’s Decision in Bilski v. Kappos, from the Celesq®-West IP Master Series
· Hot Topic! 2065 Mixed Signals? The United States Supreme Court Rules in Quon that Employers Can Review "Personal" Text Messages, while one State's Supreme Court Enforces Limits on such Reviews—What Does This Mean for the Corporate Workplace?
· 2021 Engel on Asset Protection Planning 2010: Part 1: Conceptualizing, Designing and Drafting the Overall Plan; Overview of Underlying Principles; Case Study
· 2022 Engel on Asset Protection Planning 2010: Part 2: Day-To-Day Operations of the Plan; Administration to Maintain the Plan's Integrity
· 2023 Engel on Asset Protection Planning 2010: Part 3: Options and Protective Steps in the Event of Litigation or Other Threats
· 2029 How Venture Capital Funds Work
· 2030 Venture Capital Financings 101

Upcoming December 1, 2010 expirations of programs previously approved for Homestudy Credit.

The following programs will expire on December 1, 2010:

· 1886 You Talking To Me? What Lawyers Can Say to—and about—Judges
· 1892 Waiving Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Protection after FRE 502

For more information concerning Celesq® online programs currently approved for Homestudy CLE credit in Colorado, including dates of effectiveness, CO program number, and credits, click on the CO Homestudy Category. For a listing of additional programs that are accredited in other mandatory CLE states and eligible for CLE credit in Colorado, click on the State Filter and click on Colorado-Eligible programs.

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Celesq® AttorneysEd Center (www.celesq.com), a nationally-recognized leader in providing high-quality continuing legal education programs to attorneys throughout the United States, focuses on the hottest topics and latest trends in practice areas of particular interest to outside and in-house corporate attorneys and litigators. A pioneer in online CLE now in its 11th year, Celesq® today offers its programs in a variety of convenient formats, including live web casts, online streaming audio and audio CDs. Contact Sharon Levine Mirsky, Esq., at (561) 241-1919 or slmirsky@celesq.com for more information.