Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Program

In line with the duty of lawyers to keep themselves abreast with legal developments, maintain the ethics

of the profession and enhance the standards of the practice of law, and pursuant to Bar Matter No. 850,

the E.M. Avila Law Office has secured accreditation from the Supreme Court to conduct

Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Programs.

The law office has held such programs since 2011.

1st MCLE Program

MCLE Program: Feature

Arrest and Custodial Investigation - Hon. Ruben C. Ayson (Associate Justice [Ret.], Court of Appeals)
The Art of Cross-Examination - Hon. Ruben C. Ayson
Updates in Remedial Law - Dean Reynaldo U. Agranzamendez (University of the Cordilleras - College of Law)
International Law and International Conventions - Atty. Jeremy L. Gatdula (Ateneo de Manila Law School)
World Trade Organization and Free Trade Agreements - Atty. Jeremy L. Gatdula

Oral Advocacy - Atty. Ricardo Puno, Jr. (Senior Partner, Puno and Puno Law Offices)
Effective Legal Writing - Atty. Ricardo Puno, Jr.
Climate Change and the Law - Atty. Cristina B. Hernandez (Administrative and Legal Division, Climate Change Commission)
Philippine Compliance with the UN Framework on Climate Change and Other Related International Agreements - Atty. Cristina B. Hernandez

How to Not Write Like a Lawyer - Atty. Jim V. Lopez (Author & Winner of National Book Award)
How to Stand Like a Lincoln and Speak Like a Churchill - Atty. Jim V. Lopez
Updates in Civil Procedure - Hon. Magdangal de Leon (Associate Justice, Court of Appeals)
Appellate Remedies - Hon. Magdangal M. De Leon

Trial and Pre Trial Skills - Dean Ed Vincent Albano (Albano Bar Review Center; Philippine Judicial Academy)
Trial and Pre-Trial Skills - Dean Ed Vincent Albano
Wellness Therapy for Lawyers - Paolo Martin Trinidad
Updates in Legal Ethics - Hon. Noel Tijam (Associate Justice, Court of Appeals)

Ethical Issues for Corporate Lawyers - Atty. Barbara Ann Migallos (Managing Partner, Migallos and Luna Law Office)
Changing System of Government: Unitary or Federal - Atty. Jose Lina, Jr. (Senator; Secretary, DILG)
Updates in the Securities and Regulation Code - Atty. Barbara Ann Migallos
Developing Our Cities, Helping Our Homeless Poor - Atty. Jose Lina Jr.
The VAWC - Atty. Ma. Lulu G. Reyes (Professor of Law - Saint Louis University)