First Circuit questions legal aid funding across entire US

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4. Interesting.

In fairness, it seems to me that if the client never consented to the confiscation of the interest, or if the client consented only if it were used for limited purposes excluding those for which it was actually used, then yes, I think the client should have a right to complain, regardless of what the Bar Association might require. The Bar Association's requirements may apply to Bar members, but I don't see why their rules should be binding on non-members and automatically override the property rights of clients who never agreed to them.
I would imagine/hope that the attorney had the client sign a consent form at the time the retainer was paid; if so, I hope the case is thrown out.