Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct
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The Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct are the ethical and professional standards governing the practice of law by attorneys licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
legal ethics rules
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professional conduct rules ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Virginia State Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
attorneys licensed in Virginia
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members of the Virginia State Bar ⓘ |
| basedOn | American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
comments
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definitions ⓘ rules ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Virginia State Bar
NERFINISHED
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disciplinary system of the Virginia State Bar ⓘ |
| governs |
attorney-client relationship in Virginia
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candor toward tribunals by Virginia lawyers ⓘ communications concerning a lawyer’s services in Virginia ⓘ communications with persons represented by counsel in Virginia ⓘ confidentiality of information by Virginia lawyers ⓘ conflicts of interest for Virginia lawyers ⓘ duties of prosecutors in Virginia ⓘ ethical obligations of Virginia lawyers ⓘ fairness to opposing party and counsel in Virginia ⓘ fees and fee agreements of Virginia lawyers ⓘ judicial and legal officials’ conduct when they are lawyers in Virginia ⓘ law firm organization and responsibilities in Virginia ⓘ lawyer advertising in Virginia ⓘ multijurisdictional practice of law in Virginia ⓘ pro bono publico service expectations for Virginia lawyers ⓘ professional conduct of lawyers in Virginia ⓘ professional independence of Virginia lawyers ⓘ reporting professional misconduct by Virginia lawyers ⓘ responsibilities of subordinate lawyers in Virginia ⓘ responsibilities of supervisory lawyers in Virginia ⓘ safekeeping of client property by Virginia lawyers ⓘ solicitation of clients by Virginia lawyers ⓘ truthfulness in statements to others by Virginia lawyers ⓘ unauthorized practice of law by Virginia lawyers ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to maintain the integrity of the legal profession in Virginia
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to protect the public ⓘ to provide standards for attorney discipline in Virginia ⓘ to regulate the professional conduct of lawyers ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on Virginia-licensed attorneys ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Supreme Court of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Virginia Code of Professional Responsibility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
certain conduct of Virginia lawyers outside Virginia when it has substantial effect in Virginia
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practice of law within Virginia ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
interpretation by Virginia State Bar ethics opinions
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interpretation by the Supreme Court of Virginia ⓘ |
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