Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in New Mexico

Lawyers are required to provide their clients with a written accounting of the disposition of the client's funds. That means showing the client what hours are being charged at what rate, together with taxes and expenses, if any. If a lawyer is drawing against a retainer which s/he must keep in a trust account, and the legitimate charges are less than the retainer at the conclusion of the legal matter, NM requires that the excess funds be returned to the client. Client/Lawyer fee disputes can be mediated at no cost through the State Bar of New Mexico in Albuquerque.