State Bar of Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection, created by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 1981, is designed to provide reimbursement to clients who have incurred financial losses due to the dishonest conduct of their attorneys under Supreme Court Rule 12.04-12.12. Members of the State Bar of Wisconsin are assessed annual fees to finance the Fund. The amount of the assessment is determined by the Wisconsin Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection Committee each year, per Supreme Court Rule.

For more information, please contact Kris Wenzel, Fund administrator.

• Committee Roster

Rules Governing the Wisconsin Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection

• Supreme Court Rule 12.04-12.12

Filing a Claim with the Wisconsin Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection

• Claim Form

Frequently Asked Questions

Related information

• Wisconsin Office of Lawyer Regulation
• Wisconsin Supreme Court
• American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility
• National Client Protection Organization

Reports

• Annual Report, FY 2008 48 KB
• Annual Report, FY 2007 130 KB
  
• Full history of approved and paid claims, November 2009: A historical listing by attorney of the total number of claims approved and total dollars paid to former clients by the Wisconsin Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection since its existence in 1981. 60 KB
• Annual Report, FY 2006 125 KB

• Fund for Client Protection approves reimbursements for lawyer theft victims, increases maximum reimbursable amount - September 2, 2009, InsideTrack

• Fund for Client Protection approves reimbursements for lawyer theft victims; sets FY 10 assessment at $16 - April 1, 2009, InsideTrack

• Inside the Bar May 2008: Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection disburses $200K-plus to victims of lawyer theft; sets FY 09 assessment at $0 - April 4, 2008, Inside the Bar

• Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection disburses $119K-plus to victims of lawyer theft - January 16, 2008