District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct

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The District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct are the ethical and professional standards governing the practice of law for attorneys licensed in Washington, D.C.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	attorney regulation ⓘ legal ethics rules ⓘ professional conduct rules ⓘ
adoptedBy	District of Columbia Court of Appeals NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	attorneys licensed in the District of Columbia ⓘ members of the District of Columbia Bar ⓘ
basedOn	American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct NERFINISHED ⓘ
citationForm	D.C. Rules of Prof’l Conduct NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsRuleOn	advertising ⓘ candor toward the tribunal ⓘ communication with clients ⓘ communications concerning a lawyer’s services ⓘ competence ⓘ confidentiality of information ⓘ conflicts of interest ⓘ diligence ⓘ fees ⓘ judicial and legal officials ⓘ law firms and associations ⓘ lawyer as third-party neutral ⓘ multijurisdictional practice of law ⓘ pro bono publico service ⓘ reporting professional misconduct ⓘ responsibilities of partners and supervisory lawyers ⓘ responsibilities of subordinate lawyers ⓘ responsibilities regarding nonlawyer assistants ⓘ safekeeping client funds in trust accounts ⓘ safekeeping property ⓘ scope of representation ⓘ solicitation of clients ⓘ special responsibilities of prosecutors ⓘ trial publicity ⓘ truthfulness in statements to others ⓘ unauthorized practice of law ⓘ
enforcedBy	Board on Professional Responsibility of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals NERFINISHED ⓘ District of Columbia Court of Appeals NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of Disciplinary Counsel of the District of Columbia Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ
governs	ethical obligations of lawyers in the District of Columbia ⓘ professional conduct of lawyers in the District of Columbia ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalForce	binding on members of the District of Columbia Bar ⓘ
primaryPurpose	maintenance of the integrity of the legal profession ⓘ protection of clients ⓘ protection of the public ⓘ
publishedBy	District of Columbia Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectArea	legal ethics ⓘ professional responsibility ⓘ

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District of Columbia Bar → applies → District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ