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Comments refer to documents submitted for review by the Commission. There are currently two categories of comments, including those based on the original 1990 Code and those based on the preliminary drafts of the new code. Additional categories of comments will be added during subsequent stages of rule development.
Comments on 1990 Code | Comments on Preliminary Draft of Code | Comments on Final Draft of Code
Comments on Final Draft of Code
ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession
ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Independence
ABA Standing Committee on Professional Discipline
Hon. Barbara K. Howe
Cover Letter (March 15, 2006)
Preamble
Scope Redline
Terminology Redline
Canon 1 Redline
Canon 2 Redline
Canon 3 Redline
Canon 4 Redline
American Center for Law and Justice
Comment (March 7, 2006)
Rules 2.02, 2.12, 2.16, 3.04, 4.10 and 4.11
American Judicature Society
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL)
Black Women Lawyers' Association of Greater Chicago
Caprathe, Judge William J.
Center for Constitutional Litigation
Community Rights Counsel
Conger, Judge Julie
Defense Research Institute
Equal Justice Society
Johnson, William D.
Loyola University Chicago Department of Criminal Justice
Massachusetts Bar Association
McKoski, Judge Ray
Comment (February 10, 2006)
Rule 5.01
Summary
Comment (February 28, 2006)
Rule 3.01
Summary
Moore, Nancy J.
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
National Association of Women Judges
Comment (February 3, 2006)
Canon 4
Summary
Comment (March 15, 2006)
Canon 4
Summary
National Bar Association
Comment (March 14, 2006)
Canon 4
Summary
National Foundation for Judicial Excellence
National Judicial Education Program
Comment (February 11, 2006)
Canon 2 and 4
Summary
Comment (March 14, 2006)
Rule 4.04 (B)(3)
National Latina/Latino Law Student Association
National Organization of Bar Counsel, Inc.
New York City Bar
Comment (March 22, 2006)
Canon 2 and Application Section
Summary
New York State Lawyer Assistance Trust
Parness, Jeffrey
Philadelphia Bar Association Professional Responsibility Committee
Comment (March 14, 2006)
Canon 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Summary
Comment (March 31, 2006)
Canon 3 and 4
Sherman, Judge Louis A.
Waxse, Judge Dave
Zemans, Frances Kahn