On January 4, 2019, the Supreme Court of Florida passed an Amendment to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar (Bar Rule[s]). Effective March 5, 2019, Bar Rule 4-1.5 (h) states “[l]awyers may charge clients the actual charge the credit plan imposes on the lawyer for the client’s transaction.” By so doing, the Florida Supreme Court authorized lawyers to pass on the actual costs resulting directly from a client’s choice to pay a bill or invoice with a credit
In accordance with Florida Bar Rule 4-1.5 (h), effective March 5, 2019, Lowe & Evander, P.A.’s credit card policy will be as follows: We accept payment for both trust payments and accounts receivable payments via credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express & Discover), and the fee charged by the credit card company to process this form of payment will be charged to the client as an expense. All credit card payments made to Lowe & Evander, P.A. through the LawPay portal will have a 3% charge added on at the time of the credit card swipe as that is the combined fee that is charged by the credit card companies and LawPay to process this form of payment.
Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.