Rules of Ethics

Alabama Rules of Professional Conduct are available on line at http://judicial.alabama… Alabama ethics opinions are available at http://www.alabar…

Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct are available on line at http://www.azbar.. Arizona ethics opinions are available at http://www.azbar…

Amendments to Rule 1.1, 5.3 and 5.5 of ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct – August 2012 (Amendments italicized)   Rule 1.1, Comments 6 and 7 Retaining or Contracting With Other Lawyers [6] Before a lawyer retains or contracts with other lawyers outside the lawyer’s own firm to provide or assist in the provision of legal […]

During its August 2012 Annual Meeting, the ABA House of Delegates approved the recommendations sponsored by the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20. The amendments substantially recognize the evolving use of technology in the advertisement and practice of law and the increasing mobility of lawyers. In particular, the amendments introduced the concept of reasonable efforts to […]