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The Fundamentals of Trust Accounting: A Practice Management Perspective


Total Credits: 2.5 CLE, 2.5 Ethics

Average Rating:
   36
Categories:
Law Practice Management & Technology
Faculty:
Jennifer B Fite
Format:
Audio and Video
Original Program Date:
Jun 11, 2025


Description

Managing a trust account might feel daunting, but in this seminar, we will help you be able to do it with confidence. We will cover the rules that apply to trust accounting and what systems to use in order to ethically run your practice. This seminar will explore the rules of managing a trust account, including how to make deposits, disbursements, keep records, do a three-way reconciliation, and accept credit cards. Lawyers with a trust account, along with his/her staff, should attend this seminar.
 
Faculty
Jennifer Fite, Practice Management Attorney, State Bar of Arizona

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Faculty

Jennifer B Fite Related Seminars and Products

State Bar of Arizona


Jennifer Fite is the Lawyer Assistance Programs Director for the State Bar of Arizona. Before joining the Bar, Jennifer had a varied career working primarily in civil litigation, most recently serving as Litigation Attorney and Managing Partner of a small firm. Jennifer has a Juris Doctorate from Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale and received her Bachelors of Arts in International Relations from the University of Southern California. She has been licensed to practice in the State of Arizona since 2002 and is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and the United States Supreme Court. She is a past Judge Pro Tempore.


Reviews

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Overall:      4.7

Total Reviews: 36

Comments

Andrea L

"I really wanted to learn about the ledgers and 3-way reconciliation and very little time was spent on that. Also, there was lots of generic stuff (fee agreements, scams) that I have learned elsewhere."

Sandra G

"Very knowledgeable "

Alexandra R

"Very informative and easy to understand"

Amanda T

"Very knowledgeable and able to convey her thoughts well. Nice sense of humor. "

Amber H

"very clear."

Charles M

"Very interesting content for which I knew less than 20% because I have never had to run my own trust account."

Laura S

"Very organized, very clear, very impactful information"

Alexis B

"Speaker was good "

Richard A

"Super informative -- ever new lawyer should be required to watch."

Michele R

"very informative and explained easily"