State Bar & Bar Associations
Oct. 7, 2022
Tweak to proposed rule on client trust funds to be discussed
The bar board is looking for ways to spot potential theft of client trust funds following withering criticism for its failure to act against well-known plaintiffs attorneys accused of stealing millions of dollars from client settlement funds.
Tweak to proposed rule on client trust funds to be discussed
The executive committee of the State Bar board will consider amending its proposed client trust fund rules that would require attorneys not only to register all trust accounts annually, but ensure the way they do this will securely maintain the information.
At a public meeting Friday, bar leaders will discuss tweaks to a proposed new Rule 9.8.5. The ba...
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