(a) A lawyer shall hold property of clients or third persons that is in a lawyer's possession in connection with a representation separate from the lawyer's own property, in accordance with the provisions of the New Hampshire Supreme Court Rules.
The lawyer shall maintain the minimum financial records with respect to the client and third party funds as may be required by the New Hampshire Supreme Court Rules and shall comply with every other aspect of those Rules. Sufficient records of all other property of clients or third persons shall be kept by the lawyer and shall be preserved for a period of six years after final distribution of such other property or any portion thereof. All client and third party property shall be identified as such and appropriately safeguarded.