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arguments required of applicants must be in an appellate court (including the Louisiana Supreme
Court or the U.S. Supreme Court) and may be in appeals or on writ applications where oral
argument is granted or referred to the merits. LBLS also asked the HOD to exempt Appellate
Practice applicants who have served on the appellate bench for three (3) or more years in the five
(5) years immediately preceding the date of application from the five (5) oral arguments
requirement. The HOD had no opposition to the LBLS Resolution and approved it by
overwhelming vote. The LSBA Board of Governors ("BOG") ratified the Resolution
unanimously on June 7, 2024. Thank you to the HOD and BOG for approving the revised
Appellate Practice Standards in 2024. This amendment makes clear that the five (5) oral
arguments required of applicants must be conducted in an appellate court and exempts appellate
court judges, who are applicants, from the requirement of five (5) oral arguments. These
amendments were in response to inquiries from potential appellate practice applicants.

LBLS Board Chair Richard K. Leefe also asked the HOD to add "Emerging Treatment
Modalities'5 as a health law topic under "Provider Regulation" of the LBLS Health Law

Standards. The Health Law CLE Committee had approved a CLE focusing on the medical
benefits of Cantabis, finding that the CLE was relevant to health law clients. Since this is a new
area of health law, LBLS recommended amending the Health Law Standards to add "Emerging
Treatment Modalities" as an additional Health Law topic under "Provider Regulation." The HOD
had no opposition to the LBLS Resolution and approved it by overwhelming vote. The Board of
Govemors ratified the Resolution unanimously on June 7, 2024. Thank you to the HOD and BOG
for approving the revised Health Law Standards in 2024. This amendment is a recognition that
new technologies and treatments are being researched and developed to meet the needs of
pattents.

In 2023 and 2024, Board Certified Specialists and Applicants Could Earn up to Four (4)
Hours ofApproved Specialization "Computer-Based CLE" Credits

The Supreme Court of Louisiana amended the Rules for Continuing Legal Education,
Supreme Court Rule XXX, Rule 3(d), effective June 26, 2023. For both the 2023 compliance
period ending December 31, 2023, and the 2024 compliance period ending December 31, 2024,
the Supreme Court of Louisiana has set the limitation for "computer-based credit" at four (4)
hours annually. "Computer-based credit" includes interactive live webcasts, webinars, and on-
demand recordings.

For both 2023 and 2024, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization ("LBLS") Estate
Planning and Administration specialists and Tax Law specialists may earn up to four (4) hours of
approved specialization "computer-based credit" on or before December 31st of that year. The
remaining fourteen (14) hours of their required 18 hours should be ccin perSOn attendance." For
both 2023 and 2024, LBLS Appellate Practice specialists, Employment Law specialists, Family
Law specialists, Labor Law specialists, and Health Law specialists may earn up to four (4) hours
of approved specialization "computer-based credit" on or before December 31st of that year. The
remaining eleven (11) hours of their required 15 hours should be "in person attendance." LBLS

601 St. Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA 70130-3404
(504)619-0128; (800)421-LSBA, ext. 128; fax (504)566-0930: www.lsba.org/Specialization/
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