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o Additional administrative staff member added 8/16/19
 Continue the collection of mandatory licensing fees (dues and
disciplinary assessment) and the maintenance of the roll of attorneys
in accordance with Supreme Court Rule XIX;
Collection of fees and attorney registration statements for 2019/2020
underway.
o Delinquent attorneys have been notified
o Certification of ineligibility for noncompliant individuals
scheduled for September 16, 2019
 Continue to administer the Plan of Legal Specialization which serves
the public by certifying as specialists attorneys who meet certain
criteria;

LSBA continuing specialization administration
 Continue to administer the Transition Into Practice (TIP) Mentoring
Program as adopted by the Louisiana Supreme Court;
LSBA continuing TIP administration
 Continue to operate the Fee Arbitration Program to settle fee disputes
either between attorneys or between clients and their attorneys;
LSBA continuing Fee Arbitration Program administration
 Continue to operate the Practice Assistance and Improvement
Program (PAIP), including the Attorney-Client Assistance Program and
Diversion Program (which includes Ethics School and Trust
Accounting School);
LSBA continuing PAIP administration
 Continue to administer and staff the Rules of Professional Conduct
Committee to provide input and assistance to the Louisiana Supreme
Court on ethical rules governing lawyers;
LSBA continuing to administer and staff Rules of Professional Conduct
Committee
 Continue to provide oversight and financial support to the Judges and
Lawyers Assistance Program;
LSBA continuing oversight and financial support of JLAP, with
$300,000 allocated for FY 2019/2020 along with additional JLAP
reporting requirements
 Continue to assist in the regulation of lawyer advertising by issuing
Lawyer Advertising Advisory Opinions as directed by the Louisiana
Supreme Court in the Rules of Professional Conduct;
LSBA continuing to issue advisory opinions
 Continue to secure funding for and administer the Client Assistance
Fund to compensate clients who lose money due to lawyers’ dishonest
conduct;
LSBA continuing to administer fund and affiliate Foundation
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