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• Rule 1.2 Scope Of Representation and Allocation of Authority between Client and Lawyer
  (a) Subject to paragraphs (c) and (d), a lawyer shall abide by a client's decisions concerning the objectives of representation and, as required by...
• Rule 1.3 Diligence
  A lawyer shall act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client. Comment [1] A lawyer should pursue a matter on behalf of a cl...
• Rule 1.5 Fees
  (a) A lawyer shall not make an agreement for, charge, or collect an illegal or clearly excessive fee or charge or collect a clearly excessive amoun...
• Rule 1.7 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients
  (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a lawyer shall not represent a client if the representation involves a concurrent conflict of interest. A ...
• Rule 1.15-2 General Rules
  (a) Entrusted Property. All entrusted property shall be identified, held, and maintained separate from the property of the lawyer, and shall be dep...
• Rule 1.15-3 Records and Accountings
  (a) Check Format. All general trust accounts, dedicated trust accounts, and fiduciary accounts must use business-size checks that contain an Auxili...
• Rule 1.15 - Comment to All Subparts
  Comment [1]  The purpose of a lawyer's trust account or fiduciary account is to segregate the funds belonging to others from those belonging to th...
• Rule 1.16 Declining or Terminating Representation
  (a) Except as stated in paragraph (c), a lawyer shall not represent a client or, where representation has commenced, shall withdraw from the repres...
• Rule 1.17 Sale of a Law Practice
  A lawyer or a law firm may sell or purchase a law practice, or an area of law practice, including good will, if the following conditions are satisf...
• Rule 3.5 Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal
  (a) A lawyer representing a party in a matter pending before a tribunal shall not: (1) seek to influence a judge, juror, member of the jury venire,...
• Rule 4.2 Communication with Person Represented by Counsel
  (a) During the representation of a client, a lawyer shall not communicate about the subject of the representation with a person the lawyer knows to...
• Rule 5.5 Unauthorized Practice of Law
  (a) A lawyer shall not practice law in a jurisdiction where doing so violates the regulation of the legal profession in that jurisdiction. (b) A l...
• Rule 8.4 Misconduct
  It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to: (a) violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce ano...