Required sponsor documentation has been forwarded to and credit requested from MCLE states with general requirements for lawyers.  12.83 hours of credit, including 1 hour of ethics credit, have been requested from states that recognize a 60-minute credit hour.  15.4 hours of credit, including 1 hour of ethics credit, have been requested from those states granting credit hours on a 50-minute basis (13 hours from NY State).  Lawyers seeking credit in Pennsylvania must pay a fee of $1.50 per credit hour directly to the PA CLE Board.  The ABA pays applicable fees in other states where the sponsor is required to do so.  In states where a late fee may become applicable, the ABA pays this fee as well.  Please be aware that each state has its own rules and regulations including its definition of CLE as well as “Ethics.”  Therefore, certain programs may not receive credit in some states.  Please check with your state agency for confirmation of general as well as ethics approval for any program.  You may contact the ABA Service Center at 800.285.2221 or Nancy Matthews at 202.662.8640 for confirmation of the number of credits approved by any particular state.  This transitional CLE program has been approved for all New York licensed attorneys in accordance with the requirements of the New York CLE Board for NY MCLE.