California Rules of Professional Conduct

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The California Rules of Professional Conduct are the ethical and professional standards that regulate the behavior and responsibilities of attorneys licensed to practice law in California.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California	1
Rules of the State Bar of California	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	attorney regulation ⓘ legal ethics code ⓘ professional conduct rules ⓘ
administeredBy	State Bar of California ⓘ
appliesTo	attorneys licensed in California ⓘ members of the State Bar of California ⓘ
authorizedBy	Supreme Court of California ⓘ surface form: California Supreme Court
basedOn	Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ surface form: American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
differsFrom	Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ surface form: American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct
enforcedBy	State Bar of California ⓘ surface form: State Bar Court of California State Bar of California ⓘ surface form: State Bar of California Office of Chief Trial Counsel
goal	preservation of the integrity of the legal profession ⓘ promotion of confidence in the legal system ⓘ protection of the public ⓘ
governs	ethical responsibilities of California attorneys ⓘ professional conduct of lawyers in California ⓘ
jurisdiction	State Bar of California ⓘ
legalBasisFor	attorney discipline in California ⓘ
legalEffect	binding on all active members of the State Bar of California ⓘ
prohibits	false or misleading attorney advertising ⓘ fraud and dishonesty by attorneys ⓘ improper communications with represented parties ⓘ unauthorized practice of law assistance ⓘ unconscionable fees ⓘ
promulgatedBy	Supreme Court of California ⓘ surface form: California Supreme Court
requires	competent representation ⓘ informed written consent in specified conflict situations ⓘ maintenance of client confidences ⓘ proper handling of client trust funds ⓘ reasonable communication with clients ⓘ
subjectMatter	advertising and solicitation by lawyers ⓘ attorney-client relationship ⓘ candor toward the tribunal ⓘ client confidentiality ⓘ communication with represented and unrepresented persons ⓘ competence of legal services ⓘ conflicts of interest ⓘ fees and billing practices ⓘ judicial and legal official responsibilities of lawyers ⓘ law firm organization and management duties ⓘ legal ethics ⓘ professional responsibility ⓘ prosecutorial responsibilities ⓘ responsibilities regarding nonlawyer assistants ⓘ safekeeping of client funds and property ⓘ supervision of subordinate lawyers ⓘ
violationMayResultIn	disbarment ⓘ other disciplinary sanctions ⓘ reproval ⓘ suspension ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Los Angeles deputy district attorney → governedBy → California Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

State Bar of California (discipline and admission) → legalAuthority → California Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

subject surface form: State Bar of California

this entity surface form: Rules of the State Bar of California

State Bar of California (discipline and admission) → professionalRules → California Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

subject surface form: State Bar of California

this entity surface form: Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California