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Legal Ethics & Professional Conduct

About the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct

"The [Model Rules of Professional Conduct] simply provide a framework for the ethical practice of law." ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Preamble and Scope ¶ 16 (2022).

Finding the Model Rules of Professional Conduct

ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct American Bar Association
Current edition only. See Model Rules of Professional Conduct for information about the Model Rules, including A Legislative History, Implementation of Model Rules Changes, and Restatement Comparison.

ABA Compendium of Professional Responsibility Rules and Standards ABA
Contains a variety of model rules, codes, canons, and creeds, including: ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility, ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct, and ABA Practice Guidelines.
Library also has previous editions: see all.

Annotated Model Code of Judicial Conduct ABA

Annotated Model Rules of Professional Conduct ABA
Library also has previous editions: see all.

Model Code of Judicial Conduct ABA
Library also has previous editions: see all.

Model Rules of Professional Conduct ABA
Library also has previous editions: see all.
Not published every year.