General Information
An important element of a lawyer's professional responsibility is to be responsive to the concerns and best interests of the client population through programs that serve to prevent or redress harm done in the practice of law or the rendering of legal services. This includes instances of direct, personal harm, such as the theft of client property by a lawyer as well as sometimes less obvious harm that can be caused by a person who renders legal services although not licensed as a lawyer in the jurisdiction. Questions?
Model Rules
On August 9, 2010, the ABA House of Delegates adopted the Model Rules for Client Trust Account Records to replace the Model Rules for Financial Recordkeeping. If you have any questions regarding the new Model Rules, please contact Selina Thomas, Associate Client Protection Counsel, at [email protected] or 312/988-6721.
Featured Publication
The 2011 edition is a compilation of policies adopted by the American Bar Association for the protection of the profession's clients and the public. Includes: Model Rules for Lawyers' Funds for Client Protection; Model Rules for Trust Account Overdraft Notification; Model Rule on Financial Recordkeeping; Model Rule for Random Audit of Lawyer Trust Accounts; Model Rule for Payee Notification; Model Rules for Fee Arbitration; Model Rules for Mediation of Client-Lawyer Disputes; Guidelines for the Adoption of a Definition of the Practice of Law; Model Court Rule on Insurance Disclosure; and Model Court Rule on Provision of Legal Services Following Determination of Major Disaster.