Legal Opinion
In Re Hessler
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 27, 1988No. 87-1233PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
One of the most basic rules of fiduciary conduct is that the fiduciary must not commingle his own property with that held by him belonging to another. In particular, fiduciary funds must be kept separate and deposited in a special account. This concept, as applied to lawyers, is embodied in our Disciplinary Rule 9-103(A), which states, in pertinent part, that “[a]ll funds of clients paid to a lawyer or law firm other than advances for costs and expenses, shall be deposited in one or more identifiable bank accounts ... and no funds belonging to the lawyer or law firm…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- In Re HarrisonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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- In Re HinesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- In Re PiersonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- In Re BerrymanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
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