Law Firms payment processing

Card processing for law firms with trust accounts handled correctly

Retainers into trust, earned fees into operating, and bar rules on processing fees.

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What to watch

Processing fees taken from a trust account can create a bar compliance problem.

State and provincial bar rules generally require that client trust funds are not reduced by processing fees; check your bar's guidance.

What we deploy

Built around how law firms and attorneys actually take payments

Separate deposit routing for trust and operating
Processing fees charged to the operating account
Retainers and payment plans
ACH for large retainers
Payment links on invoices

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Where law firm payments go wrong

Fees debited from trust — processing fees taken from client funds
Chargebacks hitting trust — disputes pulling money from trust
Mixed deposits — earned and unearned funds deposited together
Retainers by card — large retainers without ACH option

Law Firms guide

Trust versus operating

Unearned retainers belong in trust; earned fees in operating. Your processing setup should deposit each to the right account and charge all fees to operating.

Bar rules

State bars in the US and law societies in Canada publish guidance on card payments into trust. It generally requires that fees and chargebacks not reduce client funds. Read your own bar's guidance.

Retainers and plans

Retainers can be large; ACH is cheaper. Payment plans help clients and should be documented.

Pricing

Professional invoices are medium to large; interchange-plus and ACH matter most.

Related guides

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0What our side costs you — the winning provider pays us, not you

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Questions from law firms and attorneys

Law Firms payment processing, answered

Bar guidance generally says no; charge fees to operating and check your bar's rules.

Your setup should take chargebacks from operating, not trust.

It is usually cheaper.

Yes, with written terms.

Where we serve law firms and attorneys

Local support across Canada and the United States

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