The Louisiana State Bar Association Partners with Smokeball to Grant All Members Free Access to Trust and Billing Software

Smokeball will put trust accounting technology in the hands of all Louisiana State Bar Association members at no cost, enabling them to improve client service and maintain compliance

NEW ORLEANS, LA — March 18, 2025 - Smokeball, the industry-leading legal practice management software platform, today announced an exclusive partnership with the Louisiana State Bar Association to provide all 23,000 of its members with free access to Smokeball Bill, Smokeball’s trust accounting and billing software solution. This tool will help solo and small legal practitioners effectively, efficiently and compliantly manage their client trust accounts for improved client service.  

Smokeball and the Louisiana State Bar Association recognize the important role solo and small law firms play in every local community. However, many of these firms struggle to handle trust accounting and billing compliantly. According to the 2023 State of U.S. Small Law Firms Report, software for case management, legal research and e-billing/invoicing are some of the biggest technology needs for law practices. Firms often rely on manual processes that hinder, disrupt or delay more high-value client work. By providing Smokeball Bill for free, all attorneys that are members of the Louisiana State Bar Association will now have access to a user-friendly software solution that ensures trust accounting compliance and simplifies billing.    

“This valuable tool will help streamline our members’ law practices, improve efficiency, and ensure compliance with ease,” said Patrick A. Talley, Jr., Louisiana State Bar Association President. “By providing Smokeball Bill for free, we hope to empower our members to better serve their clients while also simplifying the business side of law. We are committed to supporting the success of our members every step of the way, and believe this new benefit is a game-changer for their law practices.”

Manually managing trust accounting often leads to compliance errors and malpractice claims. Smokeball Bill makes it simple for law firm members to easily comply with trust accounting regulations. The software also helps firms more easily send and collect invoices and bills.  

“Community is at the heart of everything we do here at Smokeball” said Jane Oxley, CRO and co-founder of Smokeball. “By partnering with the Louisiana State Bar Association, we are enabling Louisiana firms with equal access to technology that can help improve their businesses and the communities they serve.”  

This is Smokeball's 12^th free product partnership with a state bar association, following the announcement of its free product partnerships with the New York State Bar Association and the Oklahoma Bar Association. To learn more about Smokeball’s free product offering with the Louisiana State Bar Association or to sign up, please visit www.smokeball.com/louisianabill.

About Smokeball

Smokeball is your partner to drive your law firm into the future. As the industry's leading cloud-based legal practice management software, Smokeball empowers you to run your firm specific to your area of law. Our platform gives you all the insights and tools you need to work smarter, not harder: automatic time tracking and invoicing, streamlined workflows for your specific practice area, a library of over 20,000 standard legal forms and documents, and actionable reports. Smokeball is a member benefit of over 20 US bar associations. Learn how to run your best firm at smokeball.com.

About the Louisiana State Bar Association

The mission of the Louisiana State Bar Association is to assist and serve its members in the practice of law, assure access to and aid in the administration of justice, assist the Supreme Court in the regulation of the practice of law, uphold the honor of the courts and the profession, promote the professional competence of attorneys, increase public understanding of and respect for the law, and encourage collegiality among its members.