Powers and duties of trustees

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    (a)    The trustees appointed under § 10-311 of this subtitle shall:

        (1)    receive contributions to the Fund; and

        (2)    manage the assets of the Fund.

    (b)    To the extent the trustees consider reimbursement proper and reasonable, the trustees may use the Fund to reimburse a person for a loss that was caused by a defalcation of a lawyer if:

        (1)    the lawyer caused the loss while acting for the person as an attorney at law or a fiduciary; and

        (2)    the person cannot recover the money under a bond.

    (c)    The trustees may enforce a claim for restitution arising by subrogation, assignment, or otherwise against any person whose actions gave rise to a claim that the Fund pays.


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