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Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection - Claim Form

The Kansas Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection (the Fund) was created by the Kansas Supreme Court to promote public confidence in courts and the legal profession by reimbursing losses to clients caused by the dishonest conduct of lawyers licensed to practice law in Kansas. Reimbursement is limited to losses occurring in the course of a lawyer-client relationship between the lawyer and the claimant. Rule 227 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas governs eligibility and the amount of reimbursement available.

All reimbursements of losses through the Fund are a matter of grace in the sole discretion of the Commission administering the Fund and are not made as a matter of right. The Fund is financed solely by Kansas lawyers. No public funds are involved.

In order to be eligible for consideration for reimbursement:

• The loss must be caused by the dishonest conduct of an active member of the Bar of Kansas and have arisen out of the course of the lawyer-client relationship between the lawyer and the claimant and by reason of that relationship. Acts of legal malpractice, negligence or fee disputes are not covered by the Fund.
• The claim must be filed no later than one year after the claimant knew or should have known of the dishonest conduct of the lawyer.
• Prior to or in conjunction with filing a claim, the claimant must report the dishonest conduct to a county or district attorney or to the Disciplinary Administrator, 701 Jackson Street, Topeka, Kansas 66603-3729.

The KANSAS LAWYERS' FUND FOR CLIENT PROTECTION / STATEMENT OF CLAIM form is available here in PDF format or in Word Perfect.