Case Name: Phillips et al. v. Washington Legal Foundation et al.
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1997-06-27
Citations: 521 U.S. 1117
Docket Number: No. 96-1578
Parties: Phillips et al. v. Washington Legal Foundation et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Reports
Volume: 521
Pages: 1117–1117

Head Matter:
No. 96-1578.
Phillips et al. v. Washington Legal Foundation et al.

Opinion:
C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: "Is interest earned on client trust funds held by lawyers in IOLTA accounts a property interest of the client or lawyer, cognizable under the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution, despite the fundamental precept of IOLTA that such funds, absent the IOLTA program, could not earn interest for the client or lawyer?"