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Lawyer Regulation

Code of Professional Conduct

New Code (Effective July 1, 2012)

Code of Professional Conduct

Table of Concordance, from 2012 Code to 1991 Code
Table of Concordance, from 1991 Code to 2012 Code

Current Code

Code of Professional Conduct (1991, amended to 2003)

Amendment: Chapter 3, Commentary 13 (April 2008)

Current Code By Chapters

Chapter I Integrity
Chapter II Competence and Quality of Service
Chapter III Advising Clients  |  Amendment
Chapter IV Confidential Information
Chapter V Impartiality and Conflict of Interest Between Clients
Chapter V-A Conflicts of Interest
Chapter VI Conflict of Interest Between Lawyer and Client
Chapter VII Outside Interests and the Practice of Law
Chapter VIII Preservation of Clients' Property
Chapter IX The Lawyer as Advocate
Chapter X The Lawyer in Public Office
Chapter XI Fees
Chapter XII Withdrawal
Chapter XIII The Lawyer and the Administration of Justice
Chapter XIV Advertising, Solicitation and Making Legal Services Available
Chapter XV Responsibility to the Profession Generally
Chapter XVI Responsibility to Lawyers Individually
Chapter XVII Practice by Unauthorized Persons
Chapter XVIII Public Appearances and Public Statements by Lawyers
Chapter XIX Avoiding Questionable Conduct
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