Credit: This seminar qualifies for 1 CLE Ethics Credit

This program is a recording of the Live Webcast Seminar held on June 24, 2025.

If you attended the live webcast and received credit, then you cannot claim credit for watching this recorded program.

Summary:
With six-figure defense costs and zero room for error, trust accounting mistakes are among the most preventable—and most expensive—threats to your license.

This session goes beyond the rules to show you what trust account prosecutions really look like in practice, how compliance monitoring and forensic audits work, and how to set up internal systems that catch problems before regulators do.

We’ll also cover the fundamentals—trust accounting basics, reconciliation, and how to know with certainty that you're in compliance. No more guesswork.

You’ll leave with a clear understanding of the minimum standards and a practical strategy for staying off the discipline report and out of the headlines.

Speaker:

Ryan S. Little, Little Legal

Ryan S. Little is the founder of Little Legal, a multi-state legal ethics firm serving lawyers and law firms in Hawai‘i, California, and Alabama. A former prosecutor with the Hawai‘i Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Ryan has extensive experience on both sides of the lawyer discipline system, including in trust accounting enforcement and defense matters.

At Little Legal, he advises firms on all manner of ethics issues, including how to build compliance systems, survive audits, and respond strategically to state bar inquiries. His clients range from solo practitioners to national firms. Known for his practical, no-nonsense guidance, Ryan helps lawyers stay in the clear and out of the Bar Journal’s discipline report.

Duration: approximately 1 hour

NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN FOR ONLINE SEMINARS. 

This seminar will be available in your classroom to view for 1 year from the date of purchase OR until June 24, 2027, whichever comes sooner.  

ADA Accommodation: In Accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require accommodation for a disability, please contact us by email at cle@hsba.org; or by phone at 537-1868 and ask for the CLE Department before purchasing the program. 

Questions? Please contact HSBA CLE Department at 537-1868 or CLE@hsba.org.