If I am licensed in Illinois but practice in another state that has different trust account rules, which rules control?
Rule 1.15(a) states: Funds [of clients or third persons] shall be kept in a separate account maintained in the state where the lawyer’s office is situated, or elsewhere with the consent of the client or third person. When a lawyer participates in an IOLTA program in another state where the law office is situated, the lawyers ethical obligation is satisfied by compliance with the IOLTA rule of the state in which the office is situated. See also ILRPC Rule 8.5(b) (Choice of Law). Excerpt from the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois website, “Rule 1.15 Amendments Information for Lawyers page.” I am licensed in more than one state. Do I need to establish an Illinois IOLTA account? The location of your IOLTA account is determined not by where you are licensed, but by the state where your office is situated, where you practice, and where your clients reside or do business, unless otherwise directed by your client. For example, a Missouri lawyer whose sole office is in Missouri but who occasionall
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