Deadline July 1: Paying 2019-20 LSBA Dues, LADB Assessment; Filing Registration Statement, Trust Account Form LSBA members must pay their 2019-20 LSBA dues and Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board (LADB) assessment and file their Attorney Registration Statement and Louisiana Supreme Court Trust Account Disclosure and Overdraft Notification Authorization Form by July 1.LSBA members have the option to pay their LSBA dues and LADB assessment by ACH electronic check, credit card, or download and mail their Attorney Registration Statement and checks for the payment of fees. The electronic payment option will be active by mid-May. Members are encouraged to pay and file electronically, as this access will be available 24/7, including times when the Bar Center is closed or if mail service is disrupted due to inclement weather. Further, electronic payment gives members more control over their information in the database and allows for more timely updates to their member records. Filing electronically can be a quick and simple process, utilizing the online member accounts that participants have relied on for years to register for CLE seminars and to access Fastcase. If an attorney has not yet set up a member account, one can easily be created at: www.lsba.org/Members/memberaccts.aspx. This webpage also allows members to edit their existing accounts and reset a lost or forgotten account password. After member data is confirmed but before the payment/filing process begins, members will be advised that they also need to go to www.LADB.org to complete the Louisiana Supreme Court Trust Account Disclosure and Overdraft Notification Authorization Form and will be asked to confirm that they understand this requirement. The collection schedule will be the same as in prior years. In lieu of mailing a statement to each member, in mid-May, the LSBA will mail each member a postcard, which will provide instructions to go online to www.LSBA.org to complete the registration process, and to go online to www.LADB.org to complete the Trust Account Form. This is the only mailing members will receive prior to the July 1, 2019, due date; attorney registration statements will NOT be mailed. With the introduction of the new email address, compliance@lsbamembership.com, the LSBA will email reminders throughout the dues collection period. Members are encouraged to add this email address to their contact list to avoid missing important communications. Members should not reply to this email address, but rather direct questions to processing@lsba.org. Once members have electronically filed their Attorney Registration Statements (including any necessary changes and/or updates) and made the required payments, they will receive email confirmations. The filing and payment deadline will remain July 1. The LSBA will continue to mail delinquency and ineligibility notices to those who fail to meet the deadlines. Members who elect to pay by electronic check will continue to pay the following fees: • LSBA dues (practicing more than three years): $200; • LSBA dues (practicing three years or less): $80; • LADB assessment (practicing more than three years): $235; and • LADB assessment (practicing three years or less): $170. Those who are planning to pay by electronic check should contact their financial institutions to confirm that their accounts allow payment by this method. As was the case last year, processing fees of 3%, plus a .20 transaction fee, will be passed along to those choosing to pay by credit card. Total amounts, including credit card processing fees, are as follows: • LSBA dues (practicing more than three years): $206.20; • LSBA dues (practicing three years or less): $82.60; • LADB assessment (practicing more than three years): $242.25; and • LADB assessment (practicing three years or less): $175.30. Bar staff members will be available to answer questions and provide assistance to members. All questions and concerns should be directed to: • Email — processing@LSBA.org • Telephone — (504)566-1600 or (800)421-LSBA; ask for Payment Processing. Check-Off Boxes for Donations Using either the online payment/filing procedure, or via the downloadable form, LSBA members may still make voluntary, tax-deductible contributions to the Access to Justice/Louisiana Bar Foundation Fund, the Louisiana Bar Foundation, the Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education and the Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, Inc. • Access to Justice / Louisiana Bar Foundation Fund. Donations benefit Louisiana’s justice community efforts in statewide technology, intake and referral, and disaster response. Include a separate check made payable to the “Access to Justice / Louisiana Bar Foundation Fund.” • Louisiana Bar Foundation. Funding civil legal aid and promoting access to justice. Help the LBF ensure justice is a reality — not just for those who can afford it. Donations support a network of nonprofit organizations providing free civil legal aid services for the poor. Include a separate check made payable to “Louisiana Bar Foundation.” • Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education (LCLCE). Help the LCLCE continue to assist people to develop an understanding of, and respect for, the law and legal system. Donations will be used to fund operations and support programs that bring lawyers and judges into the classroom and provide free professional development for social studies teachers and free civics education for adults. Include a separate check made payable to the “Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education.” • Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, Inc. (JLAP). Donations directly further JLAP’s mission of providing confidential, life-saving assistance to lawyers, judges and their family members who suffer from alcohol/drug abuse, depression, gambling addiction or other mental impairments. Include a separate check made payable to “JLAP, Inc.”