How to Handle Unclaimed Client Trust Funds and IOLTA Escheatment in 2026: The Step-by-Step Workflow That Keeps Your Firm Out of State Bar and Treasury Trouble

Every law firm eventually has trust money it can't return: a client who vanished, an uncashed settlement check, a $43 residual nobody claims. Leaving it in IOLTA is a violation. Here's the step-by-step escheatment workflow that satisfies both your state bar and your state treasury.