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practicing attorneys, law school faculty and the Chief Disciplinary Counsel. Plans are now
underway for the next LSBA’s Ethics School.
The Ethics School curriculum includes the following topics:
· the lawyer disciplinary system;
· the attorney-client relationship including formation of the relationship, client
screening, accepting the representation, billing, fees and costs, solicitation and
terminating the relationship;
· conflicts of interest;
· advertising;
· law office management including supervising personnel, computer use,
opening and closing files, file organization, communication with clients, the
office manual, trial notebook, tickler systems and time management;
· substance abuse, stress and the Lawyers Assistance Program;
· handling client property including trust accounting;
· how to handle fee disputes.
Feedback from attendees has been very positive. Attendees find the Ethics School to be
very beneficial and instructive. Some positive responses were “This was a great class - I am glad I
was offered a chance to attend”, “Should be offered to all members of the Bar”, “Every aspect was
enlightening - educational - thorough”.

LSBA Trust Accounting School/Diversion Component
The first LSBA Trust Accounting School was held on April 22, 2005 at the LSBA Bar
Center. The School is patterned after a similar program at the Florida State Bar Association. It is a
three hour comprehensive C.L.E. offered to attorney referrals from the Office of Disciplinary
Counsel who had disciplinary complaints involving their trust account. An attorney\C.P.A. or
LSBA Ethics Counsel teaches the attorneys both the ethical rules involving trust accounting as well
as practical demonstrations on how to keep, maintain, and balance an attorney trust account. It is
designed to compliment and exceed what is taught at the LSBA Ethics School. The thirty-first
Trust Accounting School was held on January 10, 2023. The fee for Trust Accounting School is
$100.

LSBA Trust Accounting Workshop Description
The LSBA Trust Accounting Workshop is a periodic three hour CLE program offered to
attorneys interested in the proper use of a trust account. It is a comprehensive review of how to
safeguard client and/or third party funds. An attorney\C.P.A. or LSBA Ethics Counsel teaches the
attorneys both the ethical rules involving trust accounting as well as practical demonstrations on
how to keep, maintain, and balance an attorney trust account. It is designed to complement and
exceed what is taught at the LSBA Ethics School and Bridging the Gap.

LSBA Advertising School/Diversion Component
This is another diversion component. This is a 3 hour C.L.E. offered to attorney referrals
from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel who have had disciplinary complaints involving minor
violations of the advertising rules. The first Advertising School was held on May 14, 2010. The fee
is $100.00.

Law Practice Management School/Diversion Component
This is also a diversion component. The first school was held in July 2012. The “Law
Practice Management” School consists of both 1) attendance at the LSBA Ethics School (including
it’s presentations on the Attorney-Client Relationships, Trust Accounting, Fee Disputes, Law
Practice Management and Conflicts of Interest) and also 2) an in-depth in-person review of the
Respondent’s law practice by LSBA Practice Assistance Counsel, LSBA Law Practice Management
Counsel and Gilsbar’s Loss Prevention Counsel. The review generally last 2-3 hours and specific