1. Draft an irrevocable Authorization and Direction for your client, Mr. John Doe, to sign that will irrevocably authorize you to use his share of the net proceeds from the sale of the Dog as security for payment of your legal service account(s) and allow you to use those trust monies, in whole or part, to pay any sum owed for your legal services rendered.
2. When drafting this Authorization and Direction ensure you incorporate separate provisions containing appropriate wording which complies with the concerns raised by the Law Society in the above case decision. 2013 ONLSHP 21 (CanLII) | Law Society of Upper Canada v. Roderick John Byrnes | CanLII