Ethics opinions from the State Bar of Michigan Standing Committees on Professional and Judicial Ethics concerning a lawyer's duty in safekeeping a client's property.

Opinion

R-7		Trust Account Handling
RI-38		Disbursements Ready for Missing Client
RI-58		Handling Retainer from Missing Prospective Client
RI-61		Resolving Dispute over Funds
RI-64		Apportioning Trust Account Interest
RI-65		Using Excess Trust Funds as Client Surety
RI-67		Conversion of Unclaimed Client Funds
RI-69		Deposit of Retainers and Fixed Fees
RI-70		Multistate Practice and Trust Accounts
RI-71		Insured Accounts
RI-92		Duties of Law Firm Associates
RI-93		Duty to Establish Trust Account
RI-107		Bank Account Signatories
RI-189		Clearing Proceeds Through Trust Account
RI-222		Disbursement Unnegotiated by Client
RI-224		Accounting to Referring Lawyer

Other References

• Michigan State Bar Foundation IOLTA Program Changes
• MRPC 1.15 Vol. 73 MBJ 952 (Sep 1994)
• State Bar Grievance Administrator v. Haynes, 406 Mich 634 (1979)
• State Bar Grievance Administrator v Silverman, 408 Mich 100 (1980)

Notice to Lawyers:
State Bar of Michigan ethics opinions are advisory and non-binding in nature. This index is a complete historical catalog. Some of the listed ethics opinions, though not expressly superseded in subsequent ethics opinions, may be nonetheless outmoded or no longer sound due to subsequent changes in case law, statutes, or court rules. Practitioners are urged to thoroughly research all sources to determine the current validity of any given ethics opinion.