Disputed Funds | Lawyer's Guide to Client Trust Accounts

The arc of a lawyer’s law practice eventually ends. Ideally, the lawyer is ready and the transition from practice goes according to plan.


Financial Institutions | Lawyer's Guide to Client Trust Accounts

The arc of a lawyer’s law practice eventually ends. Ideally, the lawyer is ready and the transition from practice goes according to plan.


Duty to Notify, Pay Promptly, and Provide Accounting | Guide to Client Trust Accounts

The arc of a lawyer’s law practice eventually ends. Ideally, the lawyer is ready and the transition from practice goes according to plan.


Individual Interest-Bearing Trust Accounts vs. Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) | Client Trust Accounts

The arc of a lawyer’s law practice eventually ends. Ideally, the lawyer is ready and the transition from practice goes according to plan.


Rule 1.14 of the Texas Disciplinary | Guide to Client Trust Accounts

The policy behind Rule 1.14 is to safeguard funds that do not belong to the lawyer.


When to Use a Trust Account | Lawyer's Guide to Client Trust Accounts

The arc of a lawyer’s law practice eventually ends. Ideally, the lawyer is ready and the transition from practice goes according to plan.


Opening a Small or Solo Law Firm in Texas: Choosing an Entity Structure and Other Requirements

The State Bar’s Law Practice Management Department often receives questions about starting a small or solo law firm in Texas.


Advanced Designation of Custodian Attorney

A custodian attorney assists in winding down a lawyer’s practice, if needed. The custodian attorney does not take over representation of clients or “assume” the lawyer’s law practice.


Cessation of Practice Procedure

Cessation of practice procedure rests primarily on Part XIII of the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure.


File Management

The general rule in Texas is that the file belongs to the client, but there is no encompassing rule for how long a lawyer must keep the file.

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