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Ethical Requirements for Processing ACH, Wire Transfers and Credit Card Payments 2021

Product ID: CA3282R7
Presented By: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE

Please note:

  • On July 15, 2022, the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR), by its Director, Timothy Samuelson, and Trust Account Program Administrator, Travis J. Stieren, filed a rule petition asking the court to amend Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 20:1.0 and 20:1.15 to permit electronic transactions in lawyer trust accounts. The Supreme Court issued an order on the petition that will be effective on July 1, 2023. To learn more, visit https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/rulhear/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=634082

Credit where credit is due

In an era of ever-increasing reliance on technology, it pays to offer your clients quick and convenient ways to pay fees. But if you’re a lawyer accepting credit cards, wire transfers, and ACH transactions, you must be mindful of the applicable Rules of Professional Responsibility.

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Wednesday, February 02, 202212:00 PM - 12:50 PM CT

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Please note:

  • On July 15, 2022, the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR), by its Director, Timothy Samuelson, and Trust Account Program Administrator, Travis J. Stieren, filed a rule petition asking the court to amend Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 20:1.0 and 20:1.15 to permit electronic transactions in lawyer trust accounts. The Supreme Court issued an order on the petition that will be effective on July 1, 2023. To learn more, visit https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/rulhear/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=634082

Credit where credit is due

In an era of ever-increasing reliance on technology, it pays to offer your clients quick and convenient ways to pay fees. But if you’re a lawyer accepting credit cards, wire transfers, and ACH transactions, you must be mindful of the applicable Rules of Professional Responsibility.

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Please note:

  • On July 15, 2022, the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR), by its Director, Timothy Samuelson, and Trust Account Program Administrator, Travis J. Stieren, filed a rule petition asking the court to amend Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 20:1.0 and 20:1.15 to permit electronic transactions in lawyer trust accounts. The Supreme Court issued an order on the petition that will be effective on July 1, 2023. To learn more, visit https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/rulhear/DisplayDocument.pdf?content=pdf&seqNo=634082

Credit where credit is due

In an era of ever-increasing reliance on technology, it pays to offer your clients quick and convenient ways to pay fees. But if you’re a lawyer accepting credit cards, wire transfers, and ACH transactions, you must be mindful of the applicable Rules of Professional Responsibility.

Read More ↓

Aviva Meridian Kaiser is Ethics Counsel at the State Bar of Wisconsin. Prior to joining the State Bar in 2013, she taught at the University of Wisconsin Law School for 25 years. She taught Professional Responsibilities, Ethical and Professional Considerations in Writing, Problem Solving, and Risk Management. From 1992 to 2002, she was the Director of the Legal Research and Writing Program. Aviva received her B.A. in Chinese from the University of Pittsburgh and her J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. She clerked for the Honorable Louis B. Garippo in People v. John Wayne Gacy and clerked for the Honorable Maurice Perlin in the Illinois Appellate Court. She practiced law in Chicago before beginning her full-time teaching career at IIT Chicago/Kent College of Law. Aviva is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, a Wisconsin Law Fellow, an American Bar Foundation Fellow, and a frequent speaker on matters of professional ethics.

Christopher C. Shattuck has been the Law Practice Assistance Manager for the State Bar of Wisconsin since 2017. Mr. Shattuck previously managed a department and litigated cases at a creditors’ rights firm in Milwaukee. In addition to providing confidential law practice consultations, he frequently writes and speaks on law practice management topics. He received his undergraduate and master of business administration degrees from the University of Wisconsin — Oshkosh and his law degree from the University of La Verne College of Law in southern California.

  • Offer your clients an easier, more convenient way to pay without sacrificing your professional responsibilities 
  • Confidently accept payments via ACH, wire transfers, and credit cards
  • Get a solid grasp on the Wisconsin Supreme Court rules for accepting electronic payments
  • Understand crucial differences between earned and unearned fees and the process for transferring earned fees
  • New attorneys
  • Any attorney accepting wire and credit card payments
  • Paralegals
  • Law office managers
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