Certificate of Attendance for Trial Observation CLE Credit Attorney's Name: Name and Location of the Court (or Arbitration/Mediation): Bar #: Names of the Parties: (unless confidential) Date of Trial: Type of Trial: hours of the above-referenced trial (actual time rounded This will confirm that I attended to nearest tenth of an hour). A maximum of 6 in-house hours can be used per calendar year, and a maximum of 6 in-house hours can be carried over to the following year. Enclosed please find my check for $ . ($5 x # of hours attended) payable to State Bar of Georgia and mailed to State Bar of Georgia, CCLC, P.O. Box 102054, Atlanta, GA 30368-2054. Rule 8-106 (A), Regulation 7: (7) Trial Observation. Every trial encompasses many aspects of the practice of law that are consistently taught in both law school and continuing legal education seminars. Observing how this education is applied into actual practice in the form of a current trial is, in and of itself, very educational. Its importance in achieving competency as a lawyer cannot be emphasized enough. To encourage this, CLE credit for observing trials is available under the following guidelines a. Jury trials, bench trials, motion hearings and appellate court arguments in any Federal or State court are eligible. Administrative hearings, trials and probate court, and mediations/arbitrations are also eligible. Proceedings in magistrate court and pro se matters are not eligible. Credit is not available for trials in which the member takes an active role in the trial or any phase thereof. The credit shall be treated as In-House and subject to the limitations of Regulation 5e under Rule 8-106 (B). The credit is not eligible for ethics or professionalism CLE. The credit is self-reported to the CCLC and must include: · member's name and bar number · the name of the court, parties, date of trial and type of trial · the credit applicable (actual time rounded to nearest tenth of an hour) · the administrative fee required by Rule 8-103(C)(2) (currently $5 per credit hour) b. c. d. e. f. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com