RELATED CODES, RULES AND REGS
...Rules of Professional Conduct
1.0 Purpose and Function of the Rules of Professional Conduct
1.0.1 Terminology
1.1 Competence
1.2 Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority
1.2.1 Assisting, Soliciting, or Inducing Violations
1.3 Diligence
1.4 Communication with Clients
1.4.1 Communication of Settlement Offers
1.4.2 Disclosure of Professional Liability Insurance
1.5 Fees for Legal Services
1.5.1 Fee Divisions Among Lawyers
1.6 Confidential Information of a Client
1.7 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients
1.8.1 Business Transactions with a Client and Pecuniary Interests Adverse to a Client
1.8.2 Use of Current Client’s Information
1.8.3 Gifts From Client
1.8.4 [Reserved]
1.8.5 Payment of Personal or Business Expenses Incurred by or for a Client
1.8.6 Compensation from One Other Than Client
1.8.7 Aggregate Settlements
1.8.8 Limiting Liability to Client
1.8.9 Purchasing Property at a Foreclosure or a Sale Subject to Judicial Review
1.8.10 Sexual Relations With Current Client
1.8.11 Imputation of Prohibitions Under Rules 1.8.1 to 1.8.9
1.9 Duties to Former Clients
1.10 Imputation of Conflicts of Interest: General Rule
1.11 Special Conflicts of Interest for Former and Current Government Officials and Employees
1.12 Former Judge, Arbitrator, Mediator, or Other Third-Party Neutral
1.13 Organization as Client
1.14 [Reserved]
1.15 Safekeeping Funds and Property of Clients and Other Persons*
1.16 Declining or Terminating Representation
1.17 Sale of a Law Practice
1.18 Duties To Prospective Client
2.1 Advisor
2.2 [Reserved]
2.3 [Reserved]
2.4 Lawyer as Third-Party Neutral
2.4.1 Lawyer as Temporary Judge, Referee, or Court-Appointed Arbitrator
3.1 Meritorious Claims and Contentions
3.2 Delay of Litigation
3.3 Candor Toward the Tribunal*
3.4 Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel
3.5 Contact With Judges, Officials, Employees, and Jurors
3.6 Trial Publicity
3.7 Lawyer as Witness
3.8 Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor
3.9 Advocate in Nonadjudicative Proceedings
3.10 Threatening Criminal, Administrative, or Disciplinary Charges
4.1 Truthfulness in Statements to Others
4.2 Communication With a Represented Person*
4.3 Communicating with an Unrepresented Person*
4.4 Duties Concerning Inadvertently Transmitted Writings*
5.1 Responsibilities of Managerial and Supervisory Lawyers
5.2 Responsibilities of a Subordinate Lawyer
5.3 Responsibilities Regarding Nonlawyer Assistants
5.3.1 Employment of Disbarred, Suspended, Resigned, or Involuntarily Inactive Lawyer
5.4 Financial and Similar Arrangements with Nonlawyers
5.5 Unauthorized Practice of Law; Multijurisdictional Practice of Law
5.6 Restrictions on a Lawyer’s Right to Practice
6.1 [Reserved]
6.2 [Reserved]
6.3 Membership In Legal Services Organization
6.4 [Reserved]
6.5 Limited Legal Services Programs
7.1 Communications Concerning a Lawyer’s Services
7.2 Advertising
7.3 Solicitation of Clients
7.4 Communication of Fields of Practice and Specialization
7.5 Firm* Names and Trade Names
8.1 False Statement Regarding Application for Admission to Practice Law
8.1.1 Compliance with Conditions of Discipline and Agreements in Lieu of Discipline
8.2 Judicial Officials
8.3 [Reserved]
8.4 Misconduct
8.4.1 Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
8.5 Disciplinary Authority; Choice of Law
1 100 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Rules of Professional Conduct, in general
1 110 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Disciplinary authority of the State Bar
1 120 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Assisting, soliciting or inducing violations
1 200 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] False statement regarding admission to the State Bar
1 300 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Unauthorized practice of law
1 310 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Forming a partnership with a non-lawyer
1 311 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Employment of disbarred, suspended, resigned, or involuntarily inactive member
1 320 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Financial arrangements with non-lawyers
1 400 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Advertising and solicitation
1 500 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Agreements restricting a member's practice
1 600 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Legal service programs
1 650 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Limited legal services programs
1 700 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Member as candidate for judicial office
1 710 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Member as temporary judge, referee, or court-appointed arbitrator
2 100 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Communications with a represented party
2 200 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Financial arrangements among lawyers
2 300 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Sale or purchase of a law practice of a member, living or deceased
2 400 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Prohibited discriminatory conduct in a law practice
3 100 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Confidential information of a client
3 110 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Failing to act competently
3 120 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Sexual relations with client
3 200 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Prohibited objectives of employment
3 210 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Advising the violation of law
3 300 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Avoiding interests adverse to a client
3 310 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Avoiding the representation of adverse interests
3 320 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Relationship with other party's lawyer
3 400 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Limiting liability to client
3 410 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Disclosure of professional liability insurance
3 500 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Communication
3 510 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Communication of settlement offer
3 600 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Organization as client
3 700 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Termination of employment
4 100 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Preserving identity of funds and property of a client
4 200 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Fees for legal services
4 210 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Payment of personal or business expenses incurred by or for a client
4 300 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Purchasing property at a foreclosure or a sale subject to judicial review
4 400 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Gifts from client
5 100 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Threatening criminal, administrative, or disciplinary charges
5 110 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Performing the duty of member in government service
5 120 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Trial publicity
5 200 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Trial conduct
5 210 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Member as witness
5 220 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Suppression of evidence
5 300 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Contact with officials
5 310 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Prohibited contact with witnesses
5 320 [Superseded eff. 11/1/18] Contact with jurors