Model Rules of Professional Conduct

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The Model Rules of Professional Conduct are a set of ethical standards and guidelines that govern the professional behavior and responsibilities of lawyers in the United States.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct	6
Model Rules of Professional Conduct canonical	5
ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct	2
Rule 1.7 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients	1
Rule 7.1 Communications Concerning a Lawyer’s Services	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legal ethics code ⓘ model law ⓘ professional conduct rules ⓘ
abbreviation	MRPC ⓘ
addresses	advertising by lawyers ⓘ candor toward the tribunal ⓘ client-lawyer relationship ⓘ communications about legal services ⓘ competence of lawyers ⓘ confidentiality of information ⓘ conflicts of interest ⓘ disciplinary authority and choice of law ⓘ duties to prospective clients ⓘ duties to third persons ⓘ fairness to opposing party and counsel ⓘ fees ⓘ judicial officials’ responsibilities when applicable ⓘ law firm organization and management ⓘ multijurisdictional practice of law ⓘ prosecutors’ special responsibilities ⓘ reporting professional misconduct ⓘ responsibilities of partners and supervisory lawyers ⓘ responsibilities of subordinate lawyers ⓘ responsibilities regarding nonlawyer assistants ⓘ safeguarding client property in trust accounts ⓘ safekeeping property ⓘ solicitation of clients ⓘ truthfulness in statements to others ⓘ unauthorized practice of law ⓘ
adoptedBy	many U.S. state bar authorities ⓘ
appliesTo	law firms ⓘ lawyers ⓘ
contains	Preamble ⓘ Scope ⓘ Terminology ⓘ black-letter rules ⓘ comments ⓘ
draftedBy	American Bar Association ⓘ
influences	state rules of professional conduct ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
legalStatus	model rules not directly binding unless adopted ⓘ
promulgatedBy	House of Delegates ⓘ surface form: ABA House of Delegates
purpose	to maintain integrity of the legal profession ⓘ to promote public confidence in the legal system ⓘ to protect clients ⓘ to regulate professional conduct of lawyers ⓘ
replaced	Model Code of Professional Responsibility ⓘ
subjectMatter	legal ethics ⓘ professional responsibility of lawyers ⓘ
usedAs	basis for lawyer discipline in adopting jurisdictions ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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American Bar Association → issues → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

ABA → notableWork → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

subject surface form: American Bar Association

Model Code of Judicial Conduct → relatedTo → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

this entity surface form: ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct → basedOn → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

California Rules of Professional Conduct → basedOn → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

California Rules of Professional Conduct → differsFrom → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

MRPC → standsFor → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

MRPC → hasPart → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rule 1.7 Conflict of Interest: Current Clients

MRPC → hasPart → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rule 7.1 Communications Concerning a Lawyer’s Services

Model Code of Professional Responsibility → replacedBy → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

Oregon Rules of Professional Conduct → basedOn → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Rule 3.3 Candor Toward the Tribunal → relatedTo → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

Rules of Professional Conduct of Pennsylvania → basedOn → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct → basedOn → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE) requirement → basedOn → Model Rules of Professional Conduct ⓘ

this entity surface form: ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct