Standing Committee on Client Protection
The Standing Committee on Client Protection was established in 1984 with the merger of the Standing Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law and the Standing Committee on Clients' Security Fund. The Committee works to develop and strengthen client protection mechanisms, including programs to reimburse financial losses caused by lawyer misappropriation of client funds through the establishment of lawyer's funds for client protection (formerly known as client security funds). The Committee also promotes consumer and governmental interests with respect to the participation in law-related activities by individuals who are not licensed to practice law in a jurisdiction. Issues in this area include the interstate practice of law, the provision of legal services by nonlawyers, and the investment in law firms by nonlawyers. The Standing Committee on Client Protection sponsors educational programs, provides on-site consultations, develops model rules for adoption as ABA policy, and conducts and publishes surveys.
Jurisdictional Statement of the ABA Standing Committee on Client Protection
Center for Professional Responsibility
American Bar Association
321 North Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60610
Telephone: 312/988-5298
Internet Email: cpr@abanet.org
