*Please read below for information on how to get your Zoom link if you purchase a webinar. You will NOT be emailed a link automatically. You must fill out the very short Zoom form to get your link after purchasing any webinar from us. Freestone does not have the ability to link to Zoom automatically. Please note that the “success” page from Zoom doesn’t always display in Freestone correctly after you fill out the Zoom form and you will get some kind of “refused to connect” message. Please check your email to see if you got your link because 99% of the time, Zoom does capture the information, the success page just doesn’t populate right.
Webinar Time
This webinar begins at 1:00pm EASTERN time and ends at 4:15pm EASTERN time.
Webinar Price
$149.00
Course Description
The prosecution of Lindsay Clancy stands as one of the most legally, ethically, and psychologically intricate criminal matters in recent history. Arising from the January 2023 deaths of her three young children in Duxbury, Massachusetts, the case immediately drew national attention and sparked profound debate across the legal and medical communities. Central to the proceedings are complex intersections of severe postpartum mental illness—including postpartum depression and psychosis—the impact of extensive prescription psychiatric regimens, and the heightened threshold required to prove criminal responsibility and deliberate premeditation.
This continuing legal education program utilizes the Clancy case as an in-depth framework to examine the critical mechanics of case evaluation, charging decisions, and trial advocacy. Attendees will explore core prosecutorial ethics, focusing specifically on ABA Model Rule 3.8 and the ABA Criminal Justice Standards governing charging discretion. The session addresses the difficult ethical calculus required when evaluating whether to decline, defer, or pursue formal charges in high-stakes cases where statutory probable cause exists but justice, diminished capacity, or mental health mitigation argue against prosecution.
In addition, the course reviews successful litigation strategies employed by trial counsel in handling complex psychiatric defenses, evaluating conflicting expert testimony, selecting impartial juries under intense media saturation, and navigating the evidentiary limits of Rule 403. Whether practicing criminal defense, prosecution, or complex trial advocacy, practitioners will gain essential insights into balancing ethical obligations with courtroom strategy in high-profile, emotionally charged litigation.
This Webinar is Approved in the Following States
California, 3.0 total hours, which includes 1.0 ethics hour
Florida, 3.5 total hours, which includes 1.0 ethics hour
Indiana, 3.0 total hours, which includes 1.0 ethics hour
New Mexico, 3.0 total hours, which includes 1.0 ethics hour
Pennsylvania, 3.0 total hours, which includes 1.0 ethics hour
Tennessee, 3.0 total hours, which includes 1.08 dual hour
This Webinar is PENDING in the Following States
Georgia, 3.0 total hours, which includes 1.0 ethics hour
Kansas, 3.0 total hours, which includes 1.0 ethics hour
Missouri, 3.0 total hours, which includes 1.0 ethics hour
Utah, 3.0 total hours, which includes 1.0 ethics hour (Verified CLE - Live Credits)
This Webinar Qualifies for Credit in the Following States Due to Reciprocity:
New Jersey - view their statement on reciprocity, by scrolling down to "Does New Jersey accept CLE credits from other mandatory CLE jurisdictions?" - https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/cle/faq#500166
New York - view their "Approved Jurisdiction" policy here: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/approvedjurisdictions.shtml
Refund Policy
Comedian of Law generally does not provide refunds, but does offer credits that can be used on future courses. So if you register for an in person CLE or a webinar and are not able to attend, we will give you a credit for your purchase price, which you can apply toward another in person CLE or webinar in the future. Please contact our office if you have questions regarding our refund policy, to notify us you cannot attend a course you purchased or for information on how to sign up using a credit.
All Terms and Conditions
Please visit https://onlinecles.com/terms-conditions/.
How to Register with Zoom
Log in to your Comedian of Law account
Click on "My Courses" in the left hand blue column.
Click on the webinar you wish to register for from your list of “Purchased CLE Programs”.
Fill out the short Zoom registration sheet and click on "Register" to complete.
You will then receive an email from Zoom, which will have your personal link to access the webinar.
If you get an error message, please check your email for the email from Zoom, as most of the time the registration is captured, the success page just doesn’t always populate back in Freestone (the e-learning platform our site is built on). If you have questions or issues, please contact our office at info@comedianoflaw.com or 913-213-9823.
Important Information Regarding Registration
All webinar certificates are done by hand, so you will not get them when the webinar is over. We have to cross reference your log in and log out times and your poll questions to figure out how much credit you earned.
You will receive your certificate of attendance within two weeks of the webinar and it will be sent to the email address you used when you registered with Zoom for the webinar.
The bar information you enter into Zoom is the bar information that will be on your certificate of attendance. Please be sure that information is correct.
We cannot submit attendance to states that we did not have the webinar approved in. We also do not produce certificates of attendance for states that the webinar was not approved in, without a special request. If you want one with another state info on it, please let us know by email at info@comedianoflaw.com. Please note that the certificate will only note the additional bar information, no other information will change as the course wasn’t approved in the state.
If you are submitting your COL hours to another state (that COL didn’t have prior approval in) and they request a timed agenda, course description and/or speaker biography, please let us know by email at info@comedianoflaw.com and we will be happy to send you that information.
Comedian of Law will report to all states that the course was approved in, that are provider report states. If your state is a self-reporting state (like FL, IA or MO for example), we will not report your hours . Hours are usually reported to states right before certificates of attendance are emailed.
Written Materials
Written materials are available in your COL account after you have purchased a webinar.
Log in to your Comedian of Law account
Click on "My Courses" in the blue column on the left
Find the webinar in the "Purchased CLE Programs" section and click on it
The written materials will then be under "Downloadable Materials"
How to Get Credit for the Webinar
All webinar certificates are done by hand, so you will not get them when the webinar is over. We have to cross reference your log in and log out times and your poll questions to figure out how much credit you earned.
You will receive your certificate of attendance within a week of the webinar and it will be sent to the email address you used when you registered for the webinar.
Comedian of Law will report to all states that are provider report states. If your state is a self-reporting state, we will not (like FL, IA or MO for example). Hours are usually reported right before certificates of attendance are sent, but the email you receive will explain.
Formats Available: 1 Hour Webinar