[WSBAPT] Estate Disbursement - USPS slow or lost check

[Brent Williams-Ruth]

DO NOT REISSUE CHECKS.

I have had local checks take 18 days to travel 15 miles away from my
office. The USPS was severely injured under recent Postmaster, specifically
our systems suffered targeted destructions of processing machinery (check
out the story and what the AGO did to try an intervene).

They need to just be patient. sorry they want the money but they will need
to wait. Do not risk a bar violation by spending someone else's IOLTA
money.

*Brent Williams-Ruth* (pronouns: he/him)
*Attorney-At-Law*

*Law Offices of Brent Williams-Ruth, **a division of BWR Consulting, PLLC*

*Physical Address: 500 S 336th Street, Suite 214; Federal Way, WA 98003*

***EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY** All mail sent through the USPS should be sent to
the following address: **PO BOX 3319; Federal Way, WA 98063 *

Office/Scheduling Phone: (253) 285-7751

Direct: (253) 285-7453

e-mail <Brent at Williams-RuthLaw.com> / website
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On Wed, Sep 6, 2023 at 11:47 AM Jennifer L White <jen at appletreelaw.com>
wrote:

> Good morning colleagues:
>
> I would like your input regarding an estate distribution from my IOLTA.
> This was a difficult probate with many issues. I ended up with the estate
> proceeds in my IOLTA instead of an estate account, hence my making the
> final distributions and not the PR. I sent out the IOLTA checks certified
> mail RRR, 10 total. These went out all at the same time on August 25th
> and I personally brought them to the post office and watched the clerk
> process each one. All but one has gotten to the beneficiaries. The
> beneficiary of the one that hasn’t arrived is furious and demanding. The
> beneficiary has confirmed that the address I mailed it to is correct.  The
> post office tracking # says the package is still on its way, but it’s going
> to be arriving late. It was last scanned 9/4. I do not have confidence that
> if this person received two checks that they wouldn’t try and negotiate
> both of them despite being advised of a stop-payment. And, the bank itself
> says that stop-payments are not fool proof. The remaining money in the
> account is not mine, but other clients, so I am hesitant to stop-payment
> right now and send another check or wire the money this soon. It hasn’t yet
> been two weeks. I am inclined to tell the beneficiary that they are going
> to have to be patient as it is still showing as being in the system headed
> for delivery. I anticipate this response will not be well received. Am I
> being unreasonable?
>
> Have any of you had this happen? Any words of wisdom?
>
>
>
> Jennifer L. White, Esq.
>
>
>
> *jen at appletreelaw.com <jen at appletreelaw.com>*
>
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>
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>
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