Rules of Professional Conduct

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• 0.1 Preamble: A Lawyer's Responsibilities
  [1] A lawyer, as a member of the legal profession, is a representative of clients, an officer of the legal system, and a public citizen having spec...
• 0.2 Scope
  [1] The Rules of Professional Conduct are rules of reason. They should be interpreted with reference to the purposes of legal representation and of...
• Rule 1.4 Communication
  (a) A lawyer shall: (1) promptly inform the client of any decision or circumstance with respect to which the client's informed consent, as defined ...
• 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 1.15-3 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 1.15-4 Alternative Trust Account Management Procedure for Multi-Member Firm
  (a) Trust Account Oversight Officer (TAOO). Lawyers in a law firm of two or more lawyers may designate a partner in the firm to serve as the trust ...
• 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 6.1 Voluntary Pro Bono Publico Service
  Every lawyer has a professional responsibility to provide legal services to those unable to pay. A lawyer should aspire to render at least (50) hou...
• Rule 7.3 Direct Contact with Potential Clients
  (a) “Solicitation” or “solicit” denotes a communication initiated by the lawyer that is directed to a specific person and that offers to provide, o...
• Rule 8.3 Reporting Professional Misconduct
  (a) A lawyer who knows that another lawyer has committed a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct that raises a substantial question as to ...
• Rule 8.6 Information About a Possible Wrongful Conviction
  (a) Subject to paragraph (b), when a lawyer knows of credible evidence or information, including evidence or information otherwise protected by Rul...