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Let’s face it—law school didn’t teach you how to send an invoice or manage a trust account. But in practice, nothing puts your license (or your livelihood) at risk faster than poor billing habits or trust accounting missteps. Whether you're a solo, run a small firm, or just want to tighten up your financial processes, this session is your roadmap to billing smarter and staying in compliance with your ethical duties.
In this practical, no-nonsense session, you’ll learn how to build better billing routines, avoid common trust accounting mistakes, and implement systems that protect your firm and your clients. We’ll break down key concepts, rules, and real-world workflows—all in plain English—so you can stop dreading this part of the job and start mastering it.
In this webinar, you'll learn:
How to properly track and input your time (hint: many of us do this wrong!)
How to automate and streamline your invoicing processes to make your billing run like clockwork
The most common ethical issues with billing and trust accounting practices, and how to avoid them
What resources your bar provides for trust accounting assistance
Plus, we’ll show you Smokeball Bill in action—the trust accounting and billing software available FOR FREE to D.C. Bar members. Visit https://www.smokeball/dcbill to sign up for your free Smokeball Bill software.
Duration: 60 minutes
Laurence Colletti is the former executive producer for Legal Talk Network, where he recorded, produced, and hosted law-themed podcasts for over 11 years. Prior to his time in media, his legal career began in business law and commercial real estate, helping clients start and scale their businesses. He is admitted to practice law in Colorado.
Jordan is a practicing attorney in Texas, and the Director of Attorney Education and Development at Smokeball. Her family law expertise includes complex property division and contentious custody cases, as well as appeals and prenuptial agreements. In addition to her family law practice, she’s passionate about legal technology and how it can revolutionize law firms.
Jordan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in Classics, History, and Religious Studies and then went on to attend the University of Arkansas School of Law to earn her J.D. After almost four years of practice with a high-asset family law firm in Houston (and after being frustrated at the lack of automation in her firm), she discovered the world of legal technology which ultimately brought her to Smokeball.
In Hacking Law Firm Success with Jordan Turk, she interviews law firm founders about how they grew and scaled their practices, as well as their ethos behind managing a firm.