- Practice Area:
- General Practice
- Format:
- Audio and Video
Description
A frank discussion regarding how to collect your fees without complication. We will discuss how to prevent high A/R balances, using your fee agreement to your advantage, how to collect during representation and how to collect after representation has ended. We will also discuss developing a collection process and options for getting your money without a bar complaint or lawsuit being filed against you.
What You Will Learn:
- Ways to prevent A/R
- What to put in your fee agreement
- Developing a collection process to help you get paid
- Using an attorney’s lien to get paid
- Attaching, perfecting your lien
- Enforcing your lien
- Options in lieu of suing your clients to collect fees
Speaker: Cherlyn Crosby-Herberts, Burke, Wulff, Luber, Crosby & Briscoe, St. Charles
Note: This material qualifies for self-study credit only. Pursuant to Regulation 15.04.5, a lawyer may receive up to six hours of self-study credit in a reporting year. Self-study programs do not qualify for GAL Certification, ethics, elimination of bias or Kansas credit.
