Model Code of Professional Responsibility
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The Model Code of Professional Responsibility was the American Bar Association’s former framework of ethical standards and disciplinary rules governing lawyers’ professional conduct in the United States.
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Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Bar Association model rule
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legal ethics code → professional conduct code → |
| appliesTo |
attorneys
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lawyers → legal profession → |
| author |
American Bar Association
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| field |
legal ethics
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professional responsibility → |
| governs |
law firm practice
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lawyer–client relationship → lawyer’s duties to the court → lawyer’s duties to third parties → |
| hasPart |
Canons of Professional Ethics
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Disciplinary Rules → Ethical Considerations → |
| hasPurpose |
to provide a basis for lawyer discipline
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to provide ethical standards for lawyers → |
| implementedBy |
state bar authorities
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state supreme courts → |
| influenced |
judicial decisions on lawyer discipline
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state codes of professional responsibility → |
| influencedBy |
Canons of Professional Ethics
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| jurisdiction |
United States
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| language |
English
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| legalStatus |
model code
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| publisher |
American Bar Association
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| regulates |
advertising by lawyers
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client confidentiality → competence of representation → conflicts of interest → fees and fee arrangements → professional conduct of lawyers → professional discipline of lawyers → solicitation by lawyers → |
| replacedBy |
Model Rules of Professional Conduct
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| status |
superseded
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| subject |
law
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legal profession regulation → professional ethics → |
| usedAs |
framework for ethical standards for lawyers in the United States
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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MRPC
("ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility in many jurisdictions")
→
Model Rules of Professional Conduct → |
replaced |
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Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
("Code of professional responsibility for Pennsylvania lawyers")
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enforces |
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Model Code of Professional Responsibility
("Canons of Professional Ethics")
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hasPart |
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Model Code of Professional Responsibility
("Canons of Professional Ethics")
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influencedBy |