Who can apply to WSBA's Client Protection Fund and when
WSBA said clients who suffer monetary or property loss from a lawyer's dishonest conduct may apply; applicants generally must file a disciplinary grievance and submit claims within three years of discovery, with some exceptions (disbarment, resignation in lieu, or death).
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The WSBA presentation explained eligibility criteria for the Client Protection Fund, stressing the requirement that losses must be due to dishonest conduct by a licensed legal professional rather than negligence or malpractice. Presenter noted that ‘‘Applicants must ordinarily file a disciplinary grievance unless a legal professional has been disbarred, has resigned in lieu of discipline, or is deceased, in which case the grievance requirement is waived.’’
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