Continuing Legal Education

CLE Center

 

Monthly CLE lunches and seminars taught by the lawyers and judges who know Bexar County courts best, plus a library of past programs that members can open any time.

36

Programs in the Library

15

Recorded Programs

129

Papers and Slides

Upcoming CLEs

 

Every SACDLA CLE, seminar and luncheon posts on the Events calendar with its date, place, credit hours and registration.

Open to the Public

Calendar of Events

Register for the next CLE and add it to your own calendar.

View Upcoming Events

Open to the Public

Credit at Every CLE

Each program lists its Texas MCLE course number and hours, ready for your own report to the State Bar.

How to Report

Open to the Public

Teach a CLE

Members with a topic that would help the bar are welcome to propose a program.

Contact SACDLA

Upcoming Events List

When this page publishes, StarChapter's own Upcoming Events list sits in this band and fills itself from the SACDLA calendar.

Member Library

Past CLEs by Topic

 

Recordings, papers and slides from past SACDLA programs, grouped by the work they help with. Members open them in the Past CLEs library after signing in.

Members Only

Bond and Magistration

  • Senate Bill 6: Changes to Bail Law in Texas
  • Bond in the Shadow of COVID
  • Jail Court Magistration Duty
  • The Bexar County Bail Fund

Open Past CLEs

Members Only

Trial Skills

  • Bench Trials With Jessica Gonzalez and Andrew Froelich
  • Crossing the Complaining Witness in Family Violence Cases
  • The Confrontation Clause and Crawford Hearings
  • Challenging the Confession
  • Sample DWI Voir Dire by Bobby Barrera
  • Bench Motions and Trials, Criminal Courts Edition (2016)

Open Past CLEs

Members Only

Discovery and Pretrial

  • DWI Discovery: What Am I Asking For?
  • Discovery and Investigation by Joe Holscher (2017)
  • Discovery Reform Luncheon (2013)
  • Why Won't You Just Dismiss This? Frustrations and Negotiations
  • Why and How You Should Use a Private Investigator
  • Motions to Continue Trials in Person or by Zoom (2020)

Open Past CLEs

Members Only

Appeals and Writs

  • Speedy Trial, Mandamus and Appeal
  • Court of Criminal Appeals Habeas Presentation (2017)

Open Past CLEs

Members Only

Mental Health and Competency

  • Competency to Stand Trial
  • Resources for Clients With Mental Health or Substance Use Needs
  • Mental Health, Competency and Insanity (paper by Michael Young)

Open Past CLEs

Members Only

Intoxication Cases

  • ALR Practice by John Fox (2013)
  • Intoxication Manslaughter
  • Preparing for Probation in an Intoxication Manslaughter Case

Open Past CLEs

Members Only

Federal Practice and Immigration

  • Understanding ICE Detainers
  • Immigration and the Federal Client (2015)
  • Federal Supervised Release by John Economidy
  • Fifth Circuit Case Law, 2008 to 2017
  • Sentencing by Guillermo Lara (2017)

Open Past CLEs

Members Only

Supervision and Records Relief

  • Chapter 42A Community Supervision
  • Nondisclosure and Expunction Checklist by Frank Davis

Open Past CLEs

Members Only

Experts and Forensics

  • Expert Testimony in Child Sex Cases (papers by Dr. Ferrara)
  • Arson Litigation Support

Open Past CLEs

Members Only

Practice Essentials

  • Criminal Defense 101 (2012)
  • Nuts and Bolts (2014)
  • How to Zoom

Open Past CLEs

 

State Bar of Texas

Report Your Credit

 

Texas lawyers complete at least 15 hours of CLE each year, including 3 hours of ethics, reported by the last day of the birth month.

1

Sign In

Open My Bar Page at texasbar.com.

2

Open My MCLE

Choose View/Report MCLE Hours.

3

Add Attendance

Enter the course number and the hours from the SACDLA program.

As an accredited sponsor, SACDLA reports attendance to the State Bar as well. Your own report keeps your record current before your deadline.

 

Your CLE Credit Log

A private list of the SACDLA programs you attend, with course numbers and hours, ready to report. It lives in the Member Library for signed in members.

Bexar County Courthouse (Photo by Lily Thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0)