A Washington Supreme Court rule issued in 1984 requires lawyers to put clients' money in a pooled account if the amount is too small or will be held for too short a time to earn interest for the individual client.
Washington says lawyers have to pool client money when they take a retainer.
mnli hypothesis: Washington says lawyers have to pool client money when they take a retainer. premise: A Washington Supreme Court rule issued in 1984 requires lawyers to put clients' money in a pooled account if the amount is too small or will be held for too short a time to earn interest for the individual client.