Trust Accounting and Recordkeeping Rules

Rules of Professional Conduct (22 NYCRR Part 1200)
 - (Effective 1/1/2017) - (Rule 1.15 - Formerly DR 9-102)
Erie County Bar Association Ethics Opinion #xx1- 01/15/04
 - The Lawyers’ Fund will accept missing client deposits of up to $1,000 without a court order.
Know Your Escrow Rights - The Lawyers Edition
 - Model Down Payment Escrow Agreement Notice: The following is a draft escrow agreement prepared for…

New York State Bar Association Ethics Opinions

Opinion 554 - Participation in IOLA
 - New York Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 554 - 11/21/83 (22-83) Question…
Opinion 570 - Deposit of retainer; Ownership of funds; Interest earned on advance fees
 - New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 570 - 6/7/85 (37-84)…
Opinion 575 - Duty to deposit realty escrow into interest-bearing account
 - New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion - 575 - 4/18/86 (46-85)…
Opinion 582 - Retention of interest from settlement
 - New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 582 - 5/4/87 -(13-87)…
Opinion 680 - Credit lines; Attorney exchange accounts
 - New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 680 - 1/10/96 (57-95)…
Opinion 693 - Use of signature stamp by paralegal
 - Question May a lawyer allow a paralegal to use a stamp bearing the lawyer's signature to execute…
Opinion 90 - Deposit of Client Funds to Savings Account
 - New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #90 - 10/7/68 (17-68)…

Materials of Interest

Model Down Payment Escrow Agreement
 - Notice: The following is a draft escrow agreement prepared for the Board of Trustees of the Lawyers…
Standards for Evaluating Lawyers’ Funds for Client Protection Funds (2016)
 - (From the National Client Protection Organization, Inc.)

Practice of Law

Statement of Clients Rights
- (From the Unified Court System- Eff. April 2013)
Statement of Clients Responsibilities
 - (From the Unified Court System-Eff. April 2013)