Section 3 - Continuing Legal Education Requirements for Attorneys(A)Total credit hours. Each attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state and each attorney registered for corporate counsel status pursuant to Gov. Bar R. VI, Section 6 shall complete a minimum of twenty-four credit hours of continuing legal education for each biennial compliance period.(B) Professional conduct credit hours. As part of the minimum twenty-four credit hours of continuing legal education required by division (A) of this section, each attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state and each attorney registered for corporate counsel status shall complete a minimum of two and one-half credit hours of instruction on one or any combination of the following professional conduct topics: (1) Legal ethics, which shall include instruction on the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct;(2) Professionalism, which shall include instruction on the role of attorneys in promoting ethics and professionalism among attorneys by facilitating compliance with the requirements of the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, "A Lawyer's Creed," "A Lawyer's Aspirational Ideals," and the "Statement Regarding the Provision of Pro Bono Legal Services by Ohio Lawyers" adopted by the Supreme Court;(3) Alcoholism, substance abuse, or mental health issues, which shall include instruction on any of their causes, prevention, detection, and treatment alternatives, as applicable;(4) Access to justice and fairness in the courts and how these issues impact public trust and confidence in the judicial system and the perception of justice in Ohio, which shall include instruction on one or any combination of the following topics: (a) Interacting with self-represented litigants;(b) Encouraging pro bono representation;(c) Accommodating language interpretation;(d) Assuring fairness in matters of race, ethnicity, foreign origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, socio-economic status, or other relevant topics.(C) Single or multiple programs or activities. The instruction related to professional conduct required by division (B) of this section may be obtained in a single program or activity or in separate programs or activities that include one or more of the subjects set forth in that division.Effective: July 1, 1988 and January 1, 1989; Amended effective 1/1/1989; July 1, 1989; December 15, 1989; May 28, 1990; September 1, 1990; January 1, 1991; February 18, 1991; September 1, 1991; January 1, 1992; July 1, 1992; January 1, 1994; January 1, 1995; January 1, 1996; January 1, 1998; November 1, 1998; January 1, 2000; May 8, 2000; July 1, 2001; January 21, 2002; July 1, 2002, September 1, 2004, November 7, 2005; November 1, 2007; November 1, 2008; December 1, 2011; January 1, 2014; January 1, 2015; July 1, 2017; Amended October 17, 2017, effective 11/1/2017; amended July 12, 2022, effective 1/1/2023.