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Attorney Escrow Accounts in New York (2012)


Old iMIS Number:
FD261


Description

Handling attorney trust accounts is a large part of the practice of law in New York. Every New York lawyer who handles client funds must maintain an IOLA account. Lawyers must use an IOLA account for qualifying funds, unless he or she uses an account that will generate compute and pay net interest to the client (net of all bank fees and the lawyer's or law-firms related services). A New York lawyer may not place qualifying funds in a non-interest bearing account.