Client Security Fund

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What is Client Security Fund?

A fund is usually maintained by state disciplinary authorities, which is funded by annual assessment of each licensed lawyer, and which serves to compensate a client for the misconduct of a lawyer involving loss of the client's funds. The lawyer must pay the fund back.

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