Sentences with phrase «returning unearned fees»

The court cited a list of wrongdoings, including failing to properly represent 15 clients, not returning unearned fees, stealing settlement funds from half a dozen clients, misusing his IOLTA account, and failing to cooperate with the investigation into his disciplinary case.

Placide also failed to deposit advance funds received from the outside clients in a lawyers trust account, and she couldn't return unearned fees on at least one occasion because they weren't held in a trust account, the court said.

In most circumstances CAP tells consumers that lawyers must return any unearned fee when they are discharged or withdraw.

Not exact matches

Full compliance with the rule is absolutely required; an attorney may not fail to return the client's file or unearned fees even if the client asks them to continue the representation.

Even in a flat fee case, it is theoretically possible for fees to remain unearned at the conclusion of the matter, and thus the lawyer would need to return them but has no access to them.

A client should ask for an itemized bill and return of the unearned fee when the attorney is discharged.