An already agitated State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors halted a proposal Saturday requiring lawyers to establish client trust accounts at banks that agree to offer competitive interest rates.
Earlier in the board’s meeting at Jekyll Island, members hotly debated a nomination to the state’s Judicial Qualifications Commission. Some lawyers at the meeting said the contentious tone may have carried over to the discussion on trust account rates, but supporters of the measure say that no one appeared to oppose the requirement in acrimony.
