Need guidance setting up or maintaining a trust account? A new publication from the Board of Professional Responsibility can help. This presentation will cover topics ranging from the basics of trust accounting rules, to the day-to-day chores of reconciliation and recordkeeping, to more complicated issues regarding the kinds of internal controls lawyers must have in place and how to spot and avoid increasingly-sophisticated scams targeting lawyers and their trust accounts. This resource will provide guidance for new lawyers and seasoned lawyers. Learn how to avoid errors that often result in discipline for trust account violations.

Speakers Include:

• Sandy Garrett, Chief Disciplinary Counsel of Board of Professional Responsibility and author of the Tennessee Attorney Trust Account Handbook 
• Brian Faughnan, Lewis Thomason and Chair of the TBA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility 
• David Veile, Schell & Davies and lead author of TBA Solo Practice Toolkit

Comments from attendees:

"This was a great course. The handout is very helpful."

"Excellent seminar. Good coverage of the information. Could easily have been a three hour seminar. You held my attention throughout the entire time. Thank you."

"This was a very good program for me as a new attorney who plans to start a practice and open an IOLTA account in the next year."

"Good information...."

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Please certify your attendance for CLE credit for this program by January 20, 2016. Questions can be sent to speakers directly by email. Please click on the speaker's name under the video box for contact information. Please note: This is a REBROADCAST from January 21, 2015.