SEPTEMBER 2020 | ETHICS IN VIEW
On Aug. 4, Patricia Lee Refo became the 144th president of the American Bar Association. She did not come empty-handed.
Center for Professional Responsibility
The Center for Professional Responsibility provides national leadership in developing and interpreting standards and scholarly resources in legal and judicial ethics, professional regulation, professionalism and client protection.
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This statement represents the views of Fred Ury, Chair of the Center’s Coordinating Committee, and Teresa Schmid, Center Director. It is not is not an official statement of the ABA. Please see the statement of ABA President Judy Perry Martinez, which decries violence against George Floyd and the Black community.
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Nominations for the 2021 Michael Franck Professional Responsibility Award and Rosner & Rosner Young Lawyer Professionalism Award are now being accepted.
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Model Rules of Professional Conduct, 2020 Edition
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Model Code of Judicial Conduct, 2020 Edition
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Annotated Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Ninth Edition
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Through its coordinating efforts, the Center for Professional Responsibilty promotes discussion and resolution of pressing issues of professional responsibility and regulation and fosters communication among diverse bar organizations and the various agencies that supervise and regulate the conduct of lawyers and judges.
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The Center for Professional Responsibility administers several awards each year that recognize individuals and entities for their efforts in furthering professional responsibility.
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Lawyers in Transition
The ABA Center for Professional Responsibility has compiled resources to help answer common questions and identify programming and policy innovations related to end-of-career issues confronting lawyers.
Professional Responsibility Law Speakers Bureau
The Professional Responsibility Law Speakers Bureau is a resource from the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility to those organizing conferences, workshops, continuing legal education and similar programming.
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The Center for Professional Responsibility and its entities offer numerous resources relating to ethics, professionalism, client protection, professional discipline, specialization and global initiatives.
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The Center for Professional Responsibility advances the public interest by promoting and encouraging high ethical conduct and professionalism by lawyers and judges. The Center provides leadership and guidance to the legal profession and the judiciary by developing, interpreting and promoting the implementation of policies and standards that govern the conduct and regulation of lawyers and judges, including examining the challenges and opportunities of today’s global legal environment, and by producing scholarly and other resources.
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