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Text Box: WHO WE ARE The Connecticut Bar Foundation, established in 1952, is a non-profit organization which develops and administers programs to enhance understanding and improvement of the law and legal institutions, provides grants for legal research, and sponsors educational symposia. The Foundation also administers the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program for the benefit of legal services agencies and for law school scholarships for students demonstrating financial need attending law schools in Connecticut. We would like to express our thanks to all of the organizations and individuals whose generous support and contributions make the programs of the Foundation possible. IOLTA/IOTA The Connecticut Bar Foundation Board of Directors awarded IOLTA/IOTA grants and scholarships to ten non-profit legal service organizations and three law schools in the amount of $16,172,288 in 2008. Since becoming mandatory, IOLTA/IOTA has awarded over $154 million in grants and scholarships, funding the largest portion of legal services for the poor in Connecticut. Despite this progress, we still fall far short of meeting the legal needs of poor people in Connecticut (see Legal Needs Study). We sincerely thank the attorneys and the banks that make IOLTA/IOTA grants possible, especially our Eligible Financial Institutions who meet the requirements of Connecticut’s Rule 1.15. THE JAMES W. COOPER FELLOWS The Fellows Program was established in 1994 to promote a better understanding of the legal profession and the judicial system and to address matters concerning the legal profession and administration of justice in Connecticut. The Fellows program undertakes many projects throughout the year to accomplish its mission.

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Text Box: News Alert—FDIC Ruling Regarding IOLTA Accounts The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announces that effective November 21, 2008, all client funds in IOLTA accounts are eligible for unlimited deposit insurance coverage. All funds in an IOLTA account, regardless of size, will now be fully insured by the FDIC and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government as part of the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP). The TLGP, established last month, fully guarantees funds in these deposit accounts until December 31, 2009. For a link to the FDIC decision click here