Legal Opinion
New Jersey Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection v. First Fidelity Bank
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided July 9, 1997PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
KING, P.J.A.D.
I
In 1968 the Supreme Court adopted a Rule authorizing and creating a fund, currently called the “New Jersey Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection” (Lawyers’ Fund)1, to reimburse clients who sustain losses caused by dishonest members of the New Jersey *211bar. The Lawyers’ Fund is administered by a seven-member Board of Trustees (Trustees) appointed by the Supreme Court. R. 1:28-1. “The trustees shall adopt rules and regulations, consistent with these rules and subject to the approval of the Supreme Court, governing the administration of the…
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