In September 2025, the first California state bar audit letters went out. Real attorneys. Real deadlines. Real $25,000 bills. The era of honor-system trust account oversight is over. CTAPP — the Client Trust Account Protection Program — moved from theory to active enforcement. If you handle a client trust account in California, the question is no longer if you will be audited, but when. This guide tells you exactly what happens, what the deadlines are, and how to make sure yo
