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| A lawyer who is operating a title company to conduct residential settlements: is subject to the UPL rules if the title company prepares legal documents such as notes and deeds; must comply with the trust account rules if an attorney-client relationship exists by reason of preparation of such documents (including the prohibition on the lawyer or law firm earning interest on client funds held in trust); must obtain clients' consent before retaining any interest earned by client money held by the title company. |