Ethics/Professional Responsibility
May 8, 2014
Bill would require advance fees in client trust accounts
The legislation, AB 1515 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, passed out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning. The bill is intended to prevent attorneys from charging large numbers of clients and then not doing the work.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO - Lawyers may be required to keep advance fees received from clients in a client trust account if an Assembly bill is successful.
The legislation, AB 1515 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, passed out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The bill is intended to prevent attorneys from charging large numbers of clients and then not doing the work - a recent trend that ha...
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