Wisconsin Client Protection Fund: Lawyers Doing the Right Thing

A headline that reads "Lawyer Steals $50,000 from Client" is sure to grab attention. Going unnoticed, however, is the follow-up story - the one about thousands of lawyers who pool their funds to help clients who have lost money to unscrupulous attorneys.

by Dianne Molvig

Thousands of Wisconsin lawyers contribute to the Wisconsin Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection to help clients recover money lost to unscrupulous attorneys. Unfortunately, it's difficult to convey the fund's purpose, notes Kris Wenzel, fund administrator.

"It's easy for people to look at this as a fund that exists because of dishonest attorneys," she says. "In fact, the fund exists because of honest lawyers, who want to take care of the integrity of the profession by taking care of clients who have been wronged."

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