ATTORNEYS - DUTIES AND RETENTION OF DOCUMENTS.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Vermont
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(a) Acceptance of Employment. A debtor’s attorney has the duty to render complete and competent services. See, Local Rule 2016-1(h). Revised 12/1/24 Page 73 of 88 (b) Attorney’s Duty to Retain Certain Originals of Electronically Filed Documents.
The debtor’s attorney must retain paper originals of all signed and electronically filed documents for five years from the date of filing. If the document was signed via a digital signature software product, the attorney must retain (1) a paper copy of the filing and (2) proof the client executed the digital signature (e.g., DocuSign certificate of completion). The filer may be required to provide the paper originals to the Court upon the Court’s request, and to other parties upon appropriate orders or subpoena.