Teri is a paralegal who works for a three-attorney law firm. Teri works mainly for Cheryl on family law and custody matters. David is a former client whose divorce was finalized about six months ago. One afternoon when Cheryl was in court, Teri received a call from David. David said that he really liked Cheryl's work on his case and that he wanted to hire the firm for another matter. David asked if he could drop off a check that afternoon payable to the firm's trust so that he could "withdraw" the funds at a later time. He said he wasn't interested in receiving interest on the funds and would pay a reasonable fee for time the funds were in the trust account. From the answer choices listed below, what is Jan's best response?
A) Explain to David that a law firm trust account cannot be used to hold funds in the manner described-like a bank-and if he persists, offer to ask Cheryl to return his call.
B) Agree to accept the check that afternoon for David's convenience, but explain to David that Cheryl must still agree to hold the funds in the trust account as requested.
C) Agree to hold the funds in the trust account and accept the check that afternoon because it will facilitate client relations.
D) Explain to David that holding the funds in the firm's trust account as requested sounds like money-laundering and that the firm cannot engage in illegal conduct.
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