Connecticut Poised to Count Pro Bono Work as CLE Credits

Special Counsel Emily Gianquinto, who is president-elect of the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA), spoke with Law360 about the Connecticut Superior Court’s Rules Committee advancing a plan that could allow attorneys to earn CLE credits for their pro bono services. She said the CBA had been developing a pro bono credit proposal when the state judicial branch released its own plan. “The CBA wholeheartedly supports this idea,” Emily said. “We’re very happy it’s gone this far.” She added that although 22 states allow volunteer attorneys to earn limited MCLE credits, Connecticut could potentially join two other states that allow attorneys to earn 50 percent or more of their yearly requirements through pro bono work.