professional responsibility rules

• Cleveland Metro. Bar Assn. v. Freeman (Slip Opinion), Slip Opinion No. 2011-Ohio-1483

Attorneys at law — Misconduct — Multiple violations of Code of Professional Responsibility and Rules of Professional Conduct — Failure to cooperate in disciplinary investigation — Permanent disbarment.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• 15 USC 7245 - Sec. 7245. Rules of professional responsibility for attorneys

• U.S. Code - Title 15: Commerce and Trade

• Disciplinary Counsel v. Pullins (Slip Opinion), Slip Opinion No. 2010-Ohio-6241

Attorneys — Misconduct — Multiple violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility and the Rules of Professional Conduct — Indefinite suspension.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Kentucky Mulls Regulation On Legal Advertising and Social Media

The Kentucky State Bar is considering changes to the state's Rules of Professional Responsibility that would crack down on legal advertising, particularly in combination with social media. The proposed change would amend Rule 3.130 of the Kentucky Rules of Professional Conduct by adding a new regulation addressing legal blogs and social media sites.

• Lawyers USA
• November 25, 2010

• Gassaway to Defend Himself at Okla. Bar Association Panel Today

It is Oklahoma City attorney Mike Gassaway's turn to present defense evidence to an Oklahoma Bar Association panel beginning Tuesday. The bar association is asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to discipline Gassaway for violations of several professional responsibility rules attorneys are required to follow. State law gives the court a range of possible disciplinary options, including disbarment.

• The Journal Record
• October 12, 2007

• Law Firm's Tampering with Retainer Agreement Violates Rules of Professional Responsibility

A law firm which crossed out a paragraph on the retainer agreement relating to the client's responsibility to pay for litigation expenses was not entitled to receive compensation for any services it performed on the plaintiff's case. In Mary Lou Saccone v. Elm Hill Plaza, Alexander & Catalano sought to recover attorney's fees for the work it performed on the plaintiff's case before she discharged the firm from representing her. The firm asserted it spent approximately 16 to 18 hours on the plaintiff's case.

• Daily Record (Rochester, NY)
• January 13, 2005

• Amended ICC model international franchise contract is problematic for franchising: anyone who has had the experience of working with franchisors knows that a good franchise agreement must reflect scores of business and legal decisions which make each franchise unique.

... States, the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Responsibility, Rule 1.1 states "A...

• Franchising World
• Vol. 43 Nbr. 8, August 2011

• Disciplinary Counsel v. Schiller (Slip Opinion), Slip Opinion No. 2009-Ohio-4909

Attorneys — Misconduct — Multiple violations of the Disciplinary Rules and Code of Professional Responsibility — Indefinite suspension.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Missed Opportunities: Louisiana s Version of the Rules of Professional Conduct

Introduction II. How We Got To This Point A. Emergence of The Model Rules of Professional Conduct 1. The Model Rules Contrasted With Earlier ABA Codes of Ethics a. The Canons of Professional Ethics b. The Model Code of Professional Responsibility c. The Model Rules of Professional Conduct B. The Emergence of Louisiana's Rules of Professional Conduct 1. The Task Force And Its Charge 2. The Omitted Materials 3. Completion of The Task III. A Closer Look At The Omitted Materials A. Inclusion of Omitted Materials 1. Rule 1.4: Providing Information To Clients 2. Rule 1.7: Loyalty And Conflicts of Interest 3. Rule 1.8: Transactions With Clients 4. Rule 4.3: Communications With Unrepresented Persons B. Some Omitted Materials Could Not Have Been Included 1. Rule 1.8(F): Compensation From Thir...

• Louisiana Law Review
• Nbr. 61-1, October 2000

• Litigation Mgt., Inc. v. Bourgeois, (Ohio 2009)

disqualification; Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.09, Rule 1.10; substantially related; substantial responsibility; confidential information; screen; abuse of discretion

• Ohio Supreme Court