WI · rules
SCR 13.04
Attorney participation in the program
(1) An
attorney shall participate in the program as provided in SCR 20:1.15
unless:
(a) The attorney certifies on the annual trust account statement
filed with the state bar that:
1. Based on the attorney's current annual trust account experience
and information from the institution in which the attorney deposits trust
funds, service charges on the account would equal or exceed any
interest generated; or
2. Because of the nature of the attorney's practice, the attorney
does not maintain a trust account; or
(b) The board, on its own motion or upon application from an
attorney, grants a waiver from participation in the program for good
cause.
(2) The board may reimburse an attorney incurring service
charges on an account established under SCR 20:1.15 (c) (1) if the
charges were reasonably and necessarily related to the attorney's
participation in the program.
(3) Refusal or neglect by an attorney to participate in the
program, except as provided under sub. (1), constitutes professional
misconduct and may be grounds for disciplinary action under the rules
governing enforcement of attorneys professional responsibility.
Provenance
- Source
- www.wicourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- 2026-09-23
- Content hash
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