Rules of the Trustees of the Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection – 2026
Eight rules of the trustees who run the Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection, the Supreme Court fund that pays back clients for losses caused by a Delaware lawyer's misappropriation or dishonesty. They cover the trustees' meetings and quorum, keeping the fund, claims for reimbursement (Rule 3), conflicts of interest, immunity and confidentiality, audits of the trust-account records a lawyer must keep under Professional Conduct Rule 1.15 (Rule 7), and money a lawyer holds for someone who cannot be identified or found, which that rule requires the lawyer to send to the fund (Rule 8).
Browse all 8 rules of the 2026 edition below. Each rule includes the full text, a plain-English summary, committee notes, amendment history, and cross-references to related rules. Use the search box to find rules by keyword or number.