District of Columbia Court of Appeals October 29, 2009, 06-BG-890 (In Re Mance)

RUIZ, Associate Judge:

This case presents us with the question whether a “flat fee” paid in advance for legal services is to be deemed an “advance[ ] of unearned fees” that is required to be treated as property of the client under Rule 1.15(d) of the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.