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