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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Makes Appointmentto Lawyers Fund for Client Security Board
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April 28, 2009
HARRISBURG, April 28, 2009 — The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania today announced the appointment of Edwin H. Beachler, Esq., to the Lawyers Fund for Client Security Board. Beachler, of Allegheny County, was appointed for a term that expires April 1, 2012. The Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security was established by the Supreme Court on April 30, 1982, as a means of helping clients recover some or all losses of money and/or property stolen from them by their attorneys. It is funded by a special annual assessment paid by any attorney admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania. This board that administers the fund includes five lawyers and two non-lawyer public members. Each member term is three years in length and a member may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. #