Professionalism Codes
PROFESSIONALISM CODES
ORGANIZATION | YEAR | TITLE |
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ALABAMA | ||
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Alabama State Bar | 2000 | Pledge of Professionalism |
Mobile Bar | 1990 | A Lawyer's Code of Professionalism |
United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama | 1999 | |
ARIZONA | ||
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State Bar of Arizona | 1989 | |
ARKANSAS | ||
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Pulaski County Bar | 1986 | Code of Professional Courtesy |
CALIFORNIA | ||
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Alameda County Bar Association | 2003 | |
Beverly Hills Bar | 1989 | Guidelines for Professional Courtesy |
Contra Costa County Bar | 1993 | |
Los Angeles County Bar Association | 1989 | Litigation Guidelines |
| 1996 | Professionalism Guidelines for Family Law Practitioners |
Marin County Bar Association | 1997 | Code of Civility |
Orange County Bar | 1990 | Goals of Professional Conduct |
Riverside County Bar | Unk | Guidelines of Professional Courtesy and Civility |
Sacramento County Bar | 1994 | |
San Diego Association of Business Trial Lawyers | 1995 | |
San Diego County Bar | 1990 | Civil Litigation Code of Conduct |
Santa Clara County Bar | 1992 | Code of Professionalism |
State Bar of California | 2007 | California Attorney Guidelines of Civility and Professionalism |
State Bar of California Litigation Section | 2006 | Model Code of Civility and Professionalism |
United States District Court, Central District of California | 2006 | |
Ventura County Bar | 1999 | Guidelines on Professional Conduct and Civility |
COLORADO | ||
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Boulder County Bar | 1990 | Guidelines for Professional Courtesy |
Colorado Bar | 1990 | |
Denver Bar | 2007 | |
CONNECTICUT | ||
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Connecticut Bar | 1994 | Lawyers' Principles of Professionalism |
Waterbury Bar | 1991 | Approved Standards for Attorney Selection |
DELAWARE | ||
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Delaware State Bar / Delaware Supreme Court | 2003 | |
Delaware Supreme Court | 2003 | |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | ||
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D.C. Bar | 1997 | |
FLORIDA | ||
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The Florida Bar | 1990 | Ideals and Goals of Professionalism |
| 1989 | |
Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section | 1994 | Guidelines for Professional Conduct |
Hillsborough County Bar | 1987 | Standards of Professional Courtesy |
Hillsborough County Family Law Division | Unk | The Twelve Rules of Courtroom Civility |
Jacksonville Bar | 1996 | Professionalism Guidelines |
| Unk | Professional Guidelines For Business Lawyers |
Orange County Bar | 1990 | Standards of Professional Courtesy |
Palm Beach County Bar | 1990 | |
Second Judicial Circuit | 2000 | Standards for Professionalism |
Sixth Judicial Circuit | 1999 | Standards of Professional Courtesy for the Sixth Judicial Circuit |
St. Petersburg Bar | 1992 | Standards of Professional Courtesy |
Tallahassee Bar | Unk. | Code of Professional Courtesy |
GEORGIA | ||
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Chief Justice's Commission on Professionalism | 1990 | A Lawyer's Creed and Aspirational Statement on Professionalism |
HAWAII | ||
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Family Court of the First Circuit | 1995 | Standing Order regarding Guidelines of Professional Courtesy and Civility |
Hawaii State Bar | 1996 | |
Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii | 2004 | |
IDAHO | ||
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United States District Court District of Idaho and the Courts of the State of Idaho | 2001 | |
ILLINOIS | ||
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Illinois State Bar | 1987 | Resolution on Report of Professionalism |
Kane County Bar | 1989 | Code of Professional Courtesy |
INDIANA | ||
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Evansville Bar | 1990 | Code of Professional Courtesy |
Indianapolis Bar | 1989 | Tenets of Professional Courtesy |
IOWA | ||
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Iowa State Bar | 1991 | Code of Professionalism |
Iowa Supreme Court | Unk | Standards for Professional Conduct |
KANSAS | ||
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Johnson County Bar | 1989 | Creed of Professional Conduct |
Kansas Bar | 1987 | |
Wichita Bar | 1993 | Tenets of Professional Conduct |
KENTUCKY | ||
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Kentucky Court of Justice | 1994 | Court Conduct Handbook |
Kentucky Bar | 1993 | |
Louisville Bar | 1989 | |
LOUISIANA | ||
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Baton Rouge Bar | 1990 | Creed of Professionalism |
Louisiana Trial Lawyers | Unk. | Lawyer's Creed |
Louisiana State Bar | 1991 | Code of Professionalism |
Shreveport Bar | 1988 | A Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism |
Supreme Court of Louisiana | 1997 | |
MARYLAND | ||
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Baltimore Young Lawyers | 1989 | Lawyers' Code of Professionalism |
Bar of Baltimore City | 1996 | Guidelines on Civility |
Maryland State Bar | 1997 | |
Montgomery County Bar | 1991 | Lawyers' Creed of Professionalism |
Prince George's County Bar | 1989 | Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism |
MASSACHUSETTS | ||
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Massachusetts Bar | 1988 | Statement on Lawyer Professionalism |
Boston Bar |
| Boston Bar Association Civility Standards for Civil Litigation |
MICHIGAN | ||
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Genessee County Bar | 1994 | Standards for Professional Conduct Within Michigan's Seventh Judicial Circuit |
Grand Rapids Bar | 1994 | Mission Statement/Policy on Diversity |
United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan | 1996 | Civility Principles |
United States District Court Western District of Michigan | Unk | |
MINNESOTA | ||
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Hennepin County Bar | Unk | Lawyers Pledge of Professionalism |
Minnesota State Bar | 2000 | |
Minnesota Supreme Court | 2001 | |
Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association/Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association | 1995 | Tenets of Professionalism |
MISSISSIPPI | ||
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Hinds County Bar | 1988 | Pledge of Professionalism |
La Fayette County Bar | Unk. | Code of Professional Courtesy |
Mississippi State Bar | 1990 | |
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MISSOURI | ||
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Kansas City Metro Bar | 1987 | Tenets of Professional Courtesy |
| 1997 | Lawyer's Creed |
Missouri Bar | 1987 | Tenets of Professional Courtesy |
Bar of Metro St. Louis | 1990 | Tenets of Professionalism |
MONTANA | ||
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State Bar of Montana | 1986 | Guidelines for Relations Between and Among Lawyers |
NEBRASKA | ||
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Nebraska State Bar | 1994 | Standards of Professionalism |
NEVADA | ||
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Nevada State Bar | 1997 | Lawyer's Pledge of Professionalism |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | ||
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New Hampshire Bar Association | 1999 | |
| 2001 | |
NEW JERSEY | ||
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Burlington County Bar | 1995 | Covenants of Professionalism |
Camden County Bar | 1993 | Code of Professionalism |
Middlesex County Bar | 1996 | Code of Professionalism |
New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law | 1997 | |
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NEW MEXICO | ||
State Bar of New Mexico | 1989 | A Creed of Professionalism of the New Mexico Bench and Bar |
NEW YORK | ||
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Brooklyn Bar | 1989 | Code of Professionalism |
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| Statement of Client's Rights |
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| Statement of Client's Responsibilities |
Monroe County Bar | 1994 | Standards of Professional Conduct |
New York County Lawyer's Association | 1993 | Incivility and Sharp Practice |
New York State Bar | 1994 | Standards of Civility |
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| Statement of Client's Rights |
Suffolk County Bar Association | Unk. | Statement of Professional Goals and Standards |
New York State Unified Court System | 1998 | |
United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of New York | 2010 | |
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NORTH CAROLINA | ||
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North Carolina Bar | 1989 | Principles of Professional Courtesy |
Wake County/Tenth Judicial District Bar | 1997 | (Revised) Creed of Professionalism |
OHIO | ||
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Akron Bar | 1989 | A Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism |
Cleveland Bar | 1988 | A Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism |
Columbus Bar | 1994 | My Declaration of Commitment to Professionalism |
Supreme Court of Ohio | 1997 | Statement on Professionalism, A Lawyer's Creed, A Lawyer's Aspirational Ideals |
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OKLAHOMA | ||
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Oklahoma County Bar | Unk. | Lawyer's Creed, Guidelines of Professional Courtesy |
Oklahoma Bar Association | 2006 | |
OREGON | ||
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Multnomah Bar | 1988 | Statement on Professionalism in the Practice of Law |
Oregon State Bar | 1990 | |
PENNSYLVANIA | ||
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Bucks County Bar | 1992 | Rules of Professionalism |
Montgomery Bar | 1995 | Working Rules for Professionalism |
Northhampton County Bar | 1994 | Guide to Conduct and Etiquette at the Bar |
Pennsylvania Bar | 2005 | |
Pennsylvania Supreme Court | 2000 | |
Phildelphia Bar | 1990 | Working Rules of Professionalism |
RHODE ISLAND | ||
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Rhode Island Bar | 1989 | A Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism |
SOUTH CAROLINA | ||
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South Carolina Bar
| Unk. | South Carolina Bar Standards of Professionalism and Statement of Principles |
South Carolina Supreme Court | 2003 | |
South Carolina Supreme Court | 2003 | |
TENNESSEE | ||
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Memphis Bar | 1988 | Guidelines for Professional Courtesy and Conduct |
Nashville Bar | 1987 | Standards of Intra-Professional Conduct |
Tennessee Bar | 1991 | A Lawyer's Creed of Professionalism |
TEXAS | ||
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Dallas Bar | 1987 | Lawyer's Creed of Professional Courtesy |
Houston Bar | 1989 | Professionalism: A Lawyer's Mandate |
SanAntonio Bar | Unk. | Guidelines for Professional Courtesy |
Supreme Court of Texas and Court of Criminal Appeals | 1989 | The Texas Lawyer's Creed -- A Mandate for Professionalism |
Texas Trial Lawyers/Texas Association of Defense Counsel | Unk. | Lawyers' Creed |
Travis County Bar | 1989 | Customs and Practices for Lawyers |
UTAH | ||
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Utah Supreme Court | 2003 | |
VERMONT | ||
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Vermont Bar | 1989 | Guidelines of Professional Courtesy |
VIRGINIA | ||
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Virginia Bar | 1993 | Virginia Bar Association Creed |
Virginia Bar Litigation Section | 1988 | Principles of Professional Courtesy |
Fairfax County Bar | 1991 | Creed of Professionalism |
Bar of the City of Richmond | 1990 | Principles of Professionalism |
WASHINGTON | ||
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King County Bar | 1999 | Guidelines of Professional Courtesy |
Spokane County Bar | 1989 | Code of Professional Courtesy |
Tacoma-Pierce County Bar | 1994 | Code of Professional Courtesy |
Washington State Bar | 1994 2001 | Courtroom Decorum and Practice Guidelines |
Washington State Trial Lawyers Association/Washington Defense Trial Lawyers | 1994 | Joint Statement on Professionalism |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | 1992 | Civility Code (Local Rule 83.1(k)) |
WEST VIRGINIA | ||
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West Virginia State Bar | 1990 | Code of Professional Courtesy |
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| Standards of Professional Conduct |
WISCONSIN | ||
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Wisconsin Supreme Court
| 1996 | Standards of Courtesy and Decorum for the Courts of Wisconsin |
WYOMING | ||
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U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming | 1991 | Standards of Litigation Conduct |
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ABA ENTITIES | ||
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Section of Family Law | 2006 | |
Section of Litigation | 1995 | |
Section of Tort and Insurance Practice | 1988 | |
Young Lawyers' Division | 1988 | |
OTHERS | ||
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Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of Appeals | 1992 | |
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers | 2000 | Bounds of Advocacy - Goals for Family Lawyers |
American Association of Law Schools | 1989 | |
American Corporate Counsel Association | 1997 | |
American College of Real Estate Lawyers ("ACREL") | 2004 | Statement of Professionalism |
American College of Trial Lawyers | 1994 (Revised) | |
American College of Trial Lawyers | 2002 | |
American Inns of Court | 1993 | |
The Advocates' Society Ontario (Canada) | Unk. | Principles of Civility for Advocates |
