Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In most states, clients do not receive interest on trust account balances.
2. The client security fund reimburses clients for money lost because of an attorney’s fraudulent abuse of the trust account.
3. Under IOLTA, funds derived from interest on trust accounts go to the state-funded legal programs.
4. In the case of Phillips v. Washington Legal Foundation, the Supreme Court ruled that interest derived from clients’ trust accounts is the property of the state.
5. If an attorney abuses his or her trust account, he or she may be disciplined.
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
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