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• Proposed Changes to RPC 1.15A - Safeguarding Property (in Word Format)
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GR 9 COVER SHEET
Suggested Amendment
RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (RPC)
RPC 1.15A SAFEGUARDING PROPERTY

Submitted by the Board of Governors of the Washington State Bar Association

Purpose: See the purpose statement to suggested amendment to RPC 1.5. This suggested rule amendment to RPC 1.15A will serve (1) to state the general rule with respect to the trust account treatment of fees paid in advance of services and (2) to specify that the only exceptions to the general rule are set out in RPC 1.5(f).