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<p>Law Office of<br>
<strong>F.ANDREKITA SILVA</strong><br>
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June 18, 2021<br>
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Elizabeth, <br>
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I also use LawPay (affini). It is really easy to use. <br>
You have one account but like a bank, Trust and Business are separate, which is required by RPC’s.<br>
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You pay a flat $5.00 a month charge for Trust plus for Business, so $10.00 a month. Additionally you pay about 3% on every transaction processed.<br>
Once a year, you pay an additional small flat amount. I can't remember how much or the reason they give .... <br>
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There is no prohibition on passing credit card fees on to your client. LawPay’s promotional material makes that really clear, hoping to persuade lawyers that it costs nothing to use their service. While it’s good to know, and many lawyer DO pass that charge on, I don’t.<br>
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I think of how it bugs me to pay credit card fees at ski resorts etc. for the privilege of using my credit card on what I already think is an astronomically expense but extremely ordinary bowl of soup ... . I assume it would bother my clients to see another 3% (or any amount) added to their fee on top of what they probably already think is pretty high. <br>
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TRANSACTION TIME TO COMPLETION<br>
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Many years ago, I had a client put a stop payment on their check which was deposited to trust. I didn’t realize it until I had provided significant services. You really don’t want that client. It is possible for a client to dispute a credit card charge and request a chargeback. I let client’s know that I do not start representation until a deposit to TRUST has cleared and is actually in my account (not just pending). This usually takes 2 business days but on occasion, depending on the time of the day when the transaction occurred, it can take 3 days. <br>
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andrekita<br>
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva<br>
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000<br>
Seattle, Washington 98101<br>
206-224-8288<br>
www.seattle-silvalaw.com<br>
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Quoting Heather de Vrieze <<a href="mailto:heatherd@westseattlelaw.com">heatherd@westseattlelaw.com</a>>:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Vladimir Script";color:#1F497D'>Heather S. de Vrieze</span><br>
<i><span style='font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D'>Attorney-at-Law</span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> <b>On Behalf Of</b> Elizabeth Bateman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 18, 2021 12:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] Off Topic: Accepting Credit Card Payments</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Those of you with small firms, do you accept payment by credit card? Are you willing to share your process? Is there a platform you recommend? Has anyone done the research into whether it’s legal/ethical to pass a processing fee on to the client who chooses to pay with a card? </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Elizabeth G. Bateman</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Admitted in Washington and Minnesota</span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496'>Bateman Law Group, PLLC</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>999 Third Ave., Suite 2525</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Seattle, WA 98104</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Office: (206) 224-0900</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Website: <a href="http://www.batemanlawgroup.com/">www.batemanlawgroup.com</a></span></p>
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<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11px;">andrekita<br>
Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva<br>
1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 2000<br>
Seattle, Washington 98101<br>
206-224-8288<br>
www.seattle-silvalaw.com</span></span></div>
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