Unclaimed IOLTA Account

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OUTCOME: Netted the Estate nearly an additional $30,000 for the heirs of the Decedent.

I assisted the Personal Representative for the Estate of a deceased, solo-practice attorney obtain funds that were left in the Decedent's IOLTA account when the attorney passed away. This required rev ... iewing the attorneys' case files to determine whether the funds may have been the property of a client and after confirming with all outstanding clients that the funds did not belong to them, convincing the State of Washington that the funds were Estate assets.