There may not be random "examination" of trust accounts (yet) but the State Bar still can request a copy of your firms' trust account records in certain Bar investigations. Learn what the Rules require for trust account records because "it's the bookkeeper's fault" is not a defense.
If you are the attorney who signs the Dues Statement Stating "They Are Responsible for the Trust Account" - you should really attend this program. Firm Bookkeepers and Accountants should also be in attendance as we discuss:
When Can the Bar Ask To See Your Trust Account Records
The six trust account records required by the Supreme Court
How to do a "three-way" reconciliation
What Money Must Go Into Trust
What Money Cannot Go Into Trust
Where to Deposit Earned Upon Receipt Fees
Tips for Processing Credit Card Payments Into Trust
The Most Common Mistakes Made on Trust Account Records
Faculty:
Lynda Shely, Seminar Chair,The Shely Firm PC
Shauna Miller, Senior Bar Counsel, State Bar of Arizona
Robert Root, Records Examiner, State Bar of Arizona
Credit Information
3.0 Total CLE Units, all of which may be applied toward Ethics
