MRPC
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MRPC is the commonly used abbreviation for the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, a set of ethical standards governing lawyers’ professional behavior in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MRPC canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abbreviation
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legal ethics code ⓘ professional conduct rules ⓘ |
| adoption | widely adopted in modified form by U.S. states ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
attorneys
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lawyers ⓘ |
| component |
Comments to the Rules
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Preamble and Scope ⓘ Rules ⓘ Terminology section ⓘ |
| createdBy | American Bar Association ⓘ |
| field |
legal ethics
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professional responsibility ⓘ |
| firstAdoptedByABA | 1983 ⓘ |
| governs |
advertising and solicitation by lawyers
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candor toward the tribunal ⓘ communications with persons represented by counsel ⓘ competence of representation ⓘ confidentiality of information ⓘ conflicts of interest ⓘ judicial integrity and impartiality ⓘ lawyers’ ethical obligations ⓘ lawyers’ professional behavior ⓘ lawyer–client relationship ⓘ responsibilities of subordinate lawyers ⓘ safekeeping property of clients ⓘ supervisory responsibilities of partners and managers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Rule 1.1 Competence
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Rule 1.6 Confidentiality of Information ⓘ Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ
surface form:
Rule 1.7 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients
Rule 3.3 Candor Toward the Tribunal ⓘ Rule 4.2 Communication with Person Represented by Counsel ⓘ Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ
surface form:
Rule 7.1 Communications Concerning a Lawyer’s Services
Rule 8.4 Misconduct ⓘ |
| influences |
disciplinary proceedings against lawyers
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state rules of professional conduct ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| legalStatus | model code ⓘ |
| publisher | American Bar Association ⓘ |
| purpose |
to promote uniform standards of professional conduct for lawyers
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to provide a model for state lawyer ethics rules ⓘ |
| replaced |
Model Code of Professional Responsibility
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surface form:
ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility in many jurisdictions
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| standsFor | Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ |
| subjectTo | periodic amendment by the American Bar Association ⓘ |
| usedBy |
courts
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law schools ⓘ state bar associations ⓘ |
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