Nobody at the firm prints,
stuffs or stamps one.
Checks are drawn on your own IOLTA, printed and mailed for you with the documents enclosed, and tracked until they clear. Eight in ten payouts still go out this way; they just stop costing an afternoon.
Queued, released, printed, tracked.
The same check you send today, without anyone at the firm touching paper.
- 1Queue the payee
The payee is on the sheet with the method set to check.
Pulled from the case with the amount. The closing statement and the lien letter are attached to the payout, so they go in the envelope.
1sheet per case2documents enclosed
- 2Signer releases
Only your signer can release it.
From a phone, with a second factor. Staff prepare; the signer approves. The release is on the audit log with who, when and from where.
2people to move money1tap to release
- 3Printed and mailed
Printed on your stock, mailed the same day.
Drawn on your IOLTA, with the check number and memo line tied to the case. Enclosures go in the same envelope. The lienholder gets an email with the check number and amount.
$1.50postage, stock, envelope7–10business days
- 4Tracked to cashed
Delivered, cashed, on the record.
USPS delivery scan, then the cleared date and the check image from the bank, back on the case and in your books. "Where's my check?" is one click.
34checks aging, by bucket1click to the image
Your check, your documents, your firm.
A lienholder opens the same envelope they would have gotten from your office.
The closing statement, enclosed
The signed statement and the lien letter are attached to the payout and printed with the check. No one staples anything.
Your name on the envelope
Return address on file, memo line with the case and the reason. The payee knows who paid and why.
The lienholder hears first
An email with the check number and amount goes out when the check is mailed. Fewer calls to your office.
Void and reissue, on the record
Lost, stale or wrong amount: void per your policy and reissue. Both are on the case and in the books.
One seven-payee settlement.
Hands-on time from the signed statement to every payee paid.
What the bar asks about.
Three questions every managing partner asks about checks. Tap one.
Do you send our checks?
Yes, with every document. Each check is printed and mailed for you, drawn on your own IOLTA with your check number and your firm on the envelope. The lien letter, the signed statement, and anything else you attach go in the same envelope. You see it mailed, delivered, and cashed.
Who holds the money?
No one. Most payouts are checks, drawn on your IOLTA and cleared by your bank like any check you write today. The rest are electronic payments that pass through our banking partner instantly and never sit anywhere or earn interest. Disbo holds nothing; it is software, like your bank's bill pay.
Who can send a payment?
Staff prepare payouts. Only a registered admin or an authorized signer can release them, from a phone, with two-factor on every send. You can require a second approver above any amount you choose.
Questions about checks.
How fast does a check go out?
Usually within 24 hours of clicking Send. Printed and mailed within 24 to 48 hours, delivered in 5 to 7 business days. Status updates as it is printed, mailed, in transit, delivered and deposited.
Can the right letter go out with each check?
Yes. Documents are attached per recipient on the case, dragged in or picked from the documents already there, and printed and mailed with the check.
Where do checks go?
To the recipient, or to your office if you prefer to hand-deliver. Some firms mail their own fee checks to themselves.
What if a check is lost or stale?
A lost check shows as not delivered; reissue from the row and the old check is superseded. Delivered but not cashed is aged and voided per your policy. You place the stop payment with your bank from the number and image Disbo gives you.
Do you handle positive pay?
Today from the check number and image Disbo gives you the moment a check is drawn. A positive-pay file pushed to your bank directly is coming.
What do checks cost?
One rate per payout, the same as ACH: $4.97 month to month under 100 payouts a month, less on a plan or a one-year agreement. Checks you print in your own office are $0.
Send your next batch
without the printer.
Thirty minutes. We'll run one disbursement end to end, checks and all, on your own case numbers.
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