01/22/2009
Line of Credit Interest Charges May Be Recouped from Clients
District of Columbia Bar Legal Ethics Committee, Opinion 345 (2008)
Brief Summary
Lawyers may charge clients for the interest incurred on a line of credit that is used to advance the costs of representation.
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