{"id":305314,"date":"2026-06-12T15:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/305314\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T15:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T15:44:09","slug":"florida-bar-expands-free-trust-accounting-offerings-with-smokeball-bill-the-florida-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/305314\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Bar expands free trust accounting offerings with Smokeball Bill \u2013 The Florida Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                Florida Bar expands free trust accounting offerings with Smokeball Bill<\/p>\n<p>                Smokeball Bill added as a free alternative to Nota<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-560741 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Smokeball-logo-300x67.jpg\" alt=\"Smokeball logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Florida Bar now offers members free access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smokeball.com\/bar-associations\/floridabill\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Smokeball Bill<\/a> , a trust accounting and billing software solution built by legal practice management software platform <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smokeball.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Smokeball<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The addition of Smokeball Bill as a Member Benefit gives Florida lawyers a second free option for trust accounting tools and aligns with the Bar\u2019s commitment to supporting members with accessible technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Florida Bar has long been committed to equipping our members with practical tools that help them serve clients effectively and meet their professional responsibilities,\u201d said Terry Hill, director of the Bar\u2019s Programs Division. \u201cBy expanding our free trust accounting software offerings to include Smokeball Bill, we are providing attorneys with greater choice and flexibility in selecting the technology that best fits their practice. We\u2019re excited to make another valuable resource available to our members and to continue supporting firms of all sizes across Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bar adds Smokeball Bill as an alternative to Nota. The main difference between the two platforms is that Smokeball Bill integrates with QuickBooks, while Nota integrates directly with the member\u2019s financial institutions.<\/p>\n<p>By offering multiple free tools, the Bar is helping reduce disparities in access to legal technology, ensuring that lawyers \u2014 regardless of firm size, budget, or location \u2014 have the resources they need to effectively manage client funds, says Hill.<\/p>\n<p>According to a 2023 News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridabar.org\/the-florida-bar-news\/bar-to-provide-free-trust-accounting-software-beginning-in-september\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">article<\/a>, trust accounting was in the top 10 complaints filed against members annually from 2019 to 2023, and for good reason; trust accounting is one of the most complex and detail-intensive responsibilities attorneys handle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom\u00a0managing IOTA accounts\u00a0to reconciling client funds tied to real estate closings, retainers, and settlements, the process can be time-consuming without the right systems in place,\u201d according to a Smokeball statement.<\/p>\n<p>Smokeball says Smokeball Bill \u201cis designed to simplify these workflows with features like three-way reconciliation, detailed audit trails, and integrations with tools such as QuickBooks to support firm operations more broadly.\u201d The company adds that its flagship solution is used by 28 state bars representing more than 900,000 lawyers across the United States. Florida Bar members may upgrade from the free Smokeball Bill service to the full Smokeball practice management solution at a discounted rate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida has long been a leader in improving access to legal technology for its members,\u201d said Jane Oxley, Smokeball COO and co-founder. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to collaborate with The Florida Bar to build on that foundation \u2014 giving attorneys more choice in how they manage trust accounting today, along with the flexibility to adopt additional tools as their practices grow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Smokeball Bill or to sign up, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smokeball.com\/floridabill\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.smokeball.com\/floridabill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Florida Bar expands free trust accounting offerings with Smokeball Bill Smokeball Bill added as a free alternative to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305315,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-305314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305314\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}