Accreditation and CLE Rules for New Jersey

The National Academy of Continuing Legal Education is a New Jersey Accredited CLE Provider.

New Jersey attorneys are required to take 24 credit hours every 2 years including 5 credit hours of Ethics and Professionalism, with a minimum of 2 credits of Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias.

New Jersey attorneys can earn all 24 CLE credit hours with us including 5 credit hours of Ethics and Professionalism with a minimum of 2 credit hours of Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias using our DVDs, Audio CDs, USB Stick, Online, iOS/Android App, and Live Webinar courses.

*CLE Rule Update: The New Jersey CLE Board has revoked the Covid exception and reinstated the Live CLE requirement in NJ effective 1/1/2024. Additionally, NJ has amended the CLE Regulations with BCLE Reg. 103:1(n) and expanded the definition of Live Instruction. Our Live Interactive webinars meet this definition of Live CLE in NJ. Therefore all NJ attorneys can satisfy their entire requirement with our DVDs, Audio CDs, USB Stick, Online, iOS/Android App, and Live Webinar courses.

Live Exemption:

NJ Non-Resident Bundles

Each active New Jersey attorney is permanently assigned to one of two compliance groups for CLE purposes.

Group 1 is attorneys with birthdays in January through June and must complete their CLE by 12/31 every odd numbered year (12/31/2023, 12/31/2025, etc…)

Group 2 is attorneys with birthdays in July through December and must complete their CLE by 12/31 every even numbered year (12/31/2022, 12/31/2024, etc…)

Newly Admitted Attorneys in New Jersey must complete 24 credits of approved CLE in their first full two-year compliance period. Of the 24 credits at least 5 credits must be in Ethics/Professionalism, of which at least 2 must be in Diversity, Inclusion, and Elimination of Bias. Additionally, 16 credits must be in any 6 of the following 12 subject areas: New Jersey Basic Estate Administration, New Jersey Basic Estate Planning, New Jersey Civil or Criminal Trial Preparation, New Jersey Family Law Practice, New Jersey Real Estate Closing Procedures, New Jersey Trust and Business Accounting, New Jersey Landlord/Tenant Practice, New Jersey Municipal Court Practice, New Jersey Administrative Law, New Jersey Labor and Employment Law, New Jersey Worker's Compensation Law, and New Jersey Law Office Management. A minimum of one credit must be taken in New Jersey attorney trust & business accounting fundamentals. NJ Newly Admitted Attorneys can satisfy all of their credit hours with us using our DVDs, Audio CDs, USB Stick, Online, iOS/Android App, and Live Webinar courses.

Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Continuing Legal Education
PO Box 965
Trenton, NJ 08625-0965
Phone: (609) 815-2930
https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/cle

What to Say When You Receive a “Help Me!” Call: What Every Attorney Needs to Know About Defending Criminal Matters

SKU: CRIM3900

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Even if your practice never leads you to the courtroom, every attorney is bound to receive a middle-of the-night “help me!” call from a relative, friend, or acquaintance saying “I’ve been arrested! What should I do?” This CLE Course will arm you with the answers to that question. Join William McDonald, chair of the Criminal Defense department at Campolo, Middleton & McCormick in Long Island, New York, for a primer on how to advise clients about arrests, breathalyzers, and search warrants in the DWI context, federal and New York State procedural issues in criminal matters, and issues concerning investigations such as video surveillance warrants and wiretaps.

A seasoned criminal lawyer, McDonald is a former Assistant District Attorney in Nassau and Suffolk Counties as well as a former Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

Lecturer Bio

William McDonald, Esq.

William McDonald maintains a varied practice in the areas of criminal defense and healthcare. As chair of our Criminal Defense department, Bill handles a wide variety of criminal matters in state and federal court including charges of assault, burglary, robbery, DWI, vehicular manslaughter, murder, conspiracies, federal mail and wire fraud conspiracies, tax fraud, and violent street crimes. He has significant experience handling search warrant and wiretap issues as well as representing young people charged with crimes. Bill’s criminal defense work also includes representation of individuals and companies facing regulatory action, investigation, or prosecution, and he assists in leading our White Collar Defense & Investigations practice. Bill has helped clients avoid criminal charges in several high-profile Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) investigations.

A former Assistant District Attorney in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Bill has worked in the criminal law arena since the start of his legal career. He was previously appointed as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York to expand state racketeering cases under federal jurisdiction. In his prosecutorial career, he tried jury cases ranging from violent felonies to complex insurance fraud. As a prosecutor, he utilized undercover agents and confidential informants, and he has represented informants and investigative targets as a defense attorney. Bill has presented evidence in both state and federal grand juries, and brings a thorough understanding of the criminal investigative process to each case.

Bill also leads our Healthcare practice, where he counsels healthcare providers, practices, and hospitals in myriad issues in the ever-changing healthcare space. His work includes the defense of doctors in hospital privileges hearings and in audits initiated by Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors (“RACs”), the New York Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (“OMIG”), and private insurance companies, including out-of-network reimbursement disputes.

Bill has extensive experience representing professionals charged with misconduct before the New York State Office of Professions and at Office of Professional Medical Conduct disciplinary hearings. His practice also includes transactional and litigation matters for his healthcare clients including contract drafting and review with a focus on Stark, anti-kickback, and corporate practice of medicine compliance. Bill regularly advises criminal attorneys who represent licensed medical providers about the implications criminal convictions may have on their clients’ ability to remain in federal or state funded healthcare programs. Bill’s criminal law experience augments his healthcare experience and uniquely qualifies him to defend healthcare fraud prosecutions in any venue.

In a recent audit before the New York State Department of Health, Bill won a full reversal of a $2.1 million overpayment finding against our client, a Medicaid provider. He has also fought exclusion proceedings brought by the HHS Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”), as well as New York’s OMIG, and has significant experience representing clients in False Claims Act matters.

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Accreditation and CLE Rules for New Jersey

What to Say When You Receive a “Help Me!” Call: What Every Attorney Needs to Know About Defending Criminal Matters

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About This Course

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