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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 two 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 twenty-
fifth Trust Accounting School was held on January 23, 2020. The fee for Trust Accounting
School is $100.

The LSBA Trust Accounting School has been offered to the membership and was entitled
“Trust Accounting Workshop CLE”. The Trust Accounting Workshop CLE was held on
November 7, 2017 at the Bar Center with 32 attendees. The fee was $50.00 and 3hours of CLE
credit was given. Additional programs were held as follows:

● Baton Rouge April 25, 2018
● Lafayette May 25, 2018
● Shreveport October 30, 2018

Plans for additional Trust Accounting Workshops are underway.

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 recommendations for improvements are communicated to the Respondent
so they can avoid future underlying issues.

Stress Management Workshop/Diversion Component
This is the newest diversion component. The first workshop was held in August of 2015.
This 3 hour program is taught by a clinical psychologist and the Director of JLAP and is
designed to assist lawyers in dealing with the stress associated with the practice of law. There is
no fee for this program. This program has also been offered free to the membership.