The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct were adopted by the ABA House of Delegates in 1983. They serve as models for the ethics rules of most jurisdictions. Before the adoption of the Model Rules, the ABA model was the 1969 Model Code of Professional Responsibility. Preceding the Model Code were the 1908 Canons of Professional Ethics (last amended in 1963).
The Professional Lawyer is one of the oldest and most respected periodic publications in the nation dedicated solely to the examination of professional responsibility in the legal profession.
The Journal of The Professional Lawyer is an annual publication, which typically features longer articles than the magazine, covering topics in greater depth, in law review format.
The ABA/Bloomberg Law Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct is the complete research resource in the field of professional responsibility and the most authoritative source for news and guidance on virtually every aspect of attorney conduct and legal ethics.
ABA Formal Ethics Opinions are interpretations of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the Model Code of Judicial Conduct by the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. ABA Formal Opinions are not binding authority in any jurisdiction without adoption in such a jurisdiction. They are persuasive authority and express policy of the American Bar Association.
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A Legislative History: The Development of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, 1982-2013
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Formal Ethics Opinions 1999-2013
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Annotated Model Code of Judicial Conduct, Third Edition
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Compendium of Client Protection Rules, 2011 Edition
