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practicing attomeys, 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 attomey-client relationship including formation ofthe relationship, client
screening, accepting the representation, billing, fees and costs, solicitation and
terminating the relationship;
' conflicts ol 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 properfy 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 chanca to attend", "Should be offered to all members ofthe Bar", "Every aspect was
enlightening - educational - thorough".

LSBA Trust Accountins SchooVDiversion ComDonent
The first LSBA Trust Accounting School was held on April 22,2005 at the LSBA Bar
Center. The School is pattemed after a similar program at the Florida State Bar Association. It is a
three hour comprehensive C.L.E. offered to attorney refenals from the Office of Disciplinary
Counsel who had disciptinary complaints involving their trust account. An attomey\C.P.A. or
LSBA Ethics Counsel teaches the attomeys both the ethical rules involving trust accounting as well
as practical demonstrations on how to keep, maintain, and balance an attomey trust account. It is
designed to compliment and exceed what is taught at the LSBA Ethics School. The thirty-third
Trust Accounting School was held on January 25, 2024. The fee for Trust Accounting School is
$ 100.

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

LSBA Advertisins School/Diversion Component
This is another diversion component. This is a 3 hour C.L.E. offered to attomey referrals
from the Ofhce 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 SchooVDiversion Component
This is also a diversion component. The first school was held in July 2012. The "Law
Practice Management" School consists ofboth 1) attendance at the LSBA Ethics School (including
it's presentations on the Attomey-Client Relationships, Trust Accounting, Fee Disputes, Law
Practice Management and Conflicts oflnterest) and also 2) an in-depth in-person review ofthe
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