Conn. Practice Book § 2-27A

(a) On an annual basis, each attorney admitted

in Connecticut shall certify, on the registration

form required by Section 2-27 (d), that the attorney

has completed in the last calendar year no less

than twelve credit hours of appropriate continuing

legal education, at least two hours of which shall

be in ethics/professionalism. The ethics and pro -

fessionalism components may be integrated with

other courses. This rule shall apply to all attorneys

except the following:

(1) Judges and senior judges of the Supreme,

Appellate or Superior Courts, judge trial referees,

family support magistrates, family support magistrate referees, administrative law judges, elected

constitutional officers, federal judges, federal

magistrate judges, federal administrative law

judges or federal bankruptcy judges;

(2) Attorneys who are disbarred, resigned pursuant to Section 2-52, on inactive status pursuant to

Section 2-56 et seq., or retired pursuant to

Section 2-55 or 2-55A;

(3) Attorneys who are serving on active duty in

the armed forces of the United States for more

than six months in such year;

(4) Attorneys for the calendar year in which they

are admitted;

(5) Attorneys who earn less than $1000 in compensation for the provision of legal services in

such year;

(6) Attorneys who, for good cause shown, have

been granted temporary or permanent exempt

status by the Statewide Grievance Committee.

(b) Attorneys may satisfy the required hours of

continuing legal education:

(1) By attending legal education courses pro -

vided by any local, state or special interest bar

association in this state or regional or national bar

associations recognized in this state or another

state or territory of the United States or the Dis -

trict of Columbia (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘bar

association’’); any private or government legal

employer; any court of this or any other state or

territory of the United States or the District of

Columbia; any organization whose program or

course has been reviewed and approved by any

bar association or organization that has been

established in any state or territory of the United

States or the District of Columbia to certify and

approve continuing legal education courses; and

any other nonprofit or for-profit legal education

providers, including law schools and other appropriate continuing legal education providers, and

including courses remotely presented by video

conference, webcasts, webinars, or the like by

said providers.

(2) By self-study of appropriate programs or

courses directly related to substantive or proce -

dural law or related topics, including professional

responsibility, legal ethics, or law office manage -

ment and prepared by those continuing legal education providers in subsection (b) (1). Said self-study may include viewing and listening to all manner of communication, including, but not limited

to, video or audio recordings or taking online legal

courses. The selection of self-study courses or

programs shall be consistent with the objective of

this rule, which is to maintain and enhance the

skill level, knowledge, ethics and competence of

the attorney and shall comply with the minimum

quality standards set forth in subsection (c) (6).

(3) By publishing articles in legal publications

that have as their primary goal the enhancement

of competence in the legal profession, including,

without limitation, substantive and procedural

law, ethics, law practice management and professionalism.

(4) By teaching legal seminars and courses,

including the participation on panel discussions

as a speaker or moderator.

(5) By serving as a full-time faculty member

at a law school accredited by the American Bar

Association or approved by the state bar examining committee, in which case, such attorney will

be credited with meeting the minimum continuing

legal education requirements set forth herein.

(6) By serving as a part-time or adjunct faculty

member at a law school accredited by the American Bar Association or approved by the state bar

examining committee, in which case, such attorney will be credited with meeting the minimum

continuing legal education requirements set forth

herein at the rate of one hour for each hour of

classroom instruction and one hour for each two

hours of preparation.

(7) By serving as a judge or coach for a moot

court or mock trial course or competition that is

part of the curriculum at or sanctioned by a law

school accredited by the American Bar Association or approved by the state bar examining committee, or a high school or undergraduate mock

trial or moot court competition that is sanctioned

by a court, bar association or law school accredited by the American Bar Association or approved

by the state bar examining committee, and requires

the attorney to consider and to apply substantive

legal principles, including, but not limited to, rules

of evidence, and to provide a critique of the competitors’ performance.

(8) By providing pro bono legal services to clients unable to afford counsel through a pro bono

program administered by one or more of the fol -

lowing:

(A) Any Connecticut nonprofit organization,

including any legal aid organization, that provides

legal representation to clients without charge;

(B) Any state, local, or affinity bar association

in Connecticut; and

(C) Any state or federal court in Connecticut.

(c) Credit computation:

(1) Credit for any of the above activities shall

be based on the actual instruction time, which

may include lecture, panel discussion, and question and answer periods. Credit for the activity

listed in subsection (b) (7) shall be based upon

the actual judging or coaching time, up to four

hours for each activity per year, two hours of which

may be earned by judging or coaching high school

or undergraduate mock trial or moot court competitions. Self-study credit shall be based on the

reading time or running time of the selected materials or program.

(2) Credit for attorneys preparing for and pre -

senting legal seminars, courses or programs shall

be based on one hour of credit for each two hours

of preparation. A maximum of six hours of credit

may be credited for preparation of a single program. Credit for presentation shall be on an hour

for hour basis. Credit may not be earned more

than once for the same course given during a

calendar year.

(3) Credit for the writing and publication of articles shall be based on the actual time required for

both researching and drafting. Each article may

be counted only one time for credit.

(4) Credit for pro bono legal services provided

pursuant to subsection (b) (8) shall be based on

one hour of credit for each three hours of pro bono

legal services. A maximum of six hours may be

earned during a calendar year.

(5) Continuing legal education courses ordered

pursuant to Section 2-37 (a) (5) or any court order

of discipline shall not count as credit toward an

attorney’s obligation under this section.

(6) Attorneys may carry forward no more than

two credit hours in excess of the current annual

continuing legal education requirement to be

applied to the following year’s continuing legal

education requirement.

(7) To be eligible for continuing legal education

credit, the course or activity must: (A) have significant intellectual or practical content designed to

increase or maintain the attorney’s professional

competence and skills as an attorney; (B) constitute an organized program of learning dealing

with matters directly related to legal subjects and

the legal profession; and (C) be conducted by an

individual or group qualified by practical or academic experience.

(d) Attorneys shall retain records to prove compliance with this rule for a period of seven years.

Such records shall be made available to the Statewide Grievance Committee or its counsel, the minimum continuing legal education commission, or

the disciplinary counsel upon request.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed

to allow the Statewide Grievance Committee or its

counsel, the minimum continuing legal education

commission, or the disciplinary counsel to conduct

random audits solely to determine whether an

attorney is in compliance with this section.

(f) An attorney who fails to comply with the minimum continuing legal education requirement shall

be administratively suspended from the practice

of law in this state pursuant to Section 2-27B.

(g) A Minimum Continuing Legal Education

Commission (commission) shall be established

by the Judicial Branch and shall be composed

of four Superior Court judges and four attorneys

admitted to practice in this state, all of whom shall

be appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme

Court or his or her designee and who shall serve

without compensation. The charge of the commission will be to provide advice regarding the application and interpretation of this rule and to assist

with its implementation including, but not limited

to, the development of a list of frequently asked

questions and other documents to assist the

members of the bar to meet the requirements of

this rule.