Rules for the Client Protection Fund of the Wyoming State Bar, Rule 11
Rule 11. Judicial relief
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(a) The Committee may make application to the appropriate court for relief to protect
the interests of a Claimant or the Fund where:
(1) The assets of clients appear to be in danger of misappropriation or loss, or to
secure Claimant’s or Fund’s rights to restitution or subrogation; or
(2) The lawyer disciplinary agency has failed to exercise jurisdiction.
(b) A court has the authority to appoint and compensate custodial receivers to
conserve the assets and practices of disciplined, missing, incapacitated or deceased
lawyers.
(Added May 16, 2017, effective July 1, 2017.)