The following materials show how each jurisdiction has modified (or, in the case of California, proposes to modify) each of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
October 30, 2018
Jurisdictional Rules Comparison Charts
Client-Lawyer Relationship
- Model Rule 1.1
- Model Rule 1.2
- Model Rule 1.3
- Model Rule 1.4
- Model Rule 1.5
- Model Rule 1.6
- Model Rule 1.6 (b)(2)and(3)
- Model Rule 1.7
- Rule 1.7 Comment [34]
- Model Rule 1.8
- Model Rule 1.8(j)
- Model Rule 1.9
- Model Rule 1.10
- Model Rule 1.11
- Model Rule 1.12
- Model Rule 1.13
- Model Rule 1.14
- Model Rule 1.15
- Model Rule 1.15A (Vermont only)
- Model Rule 1.16
- Model Rule 1.17
- Rule 1.17 (Montana only)
- Model Rule 1.18
- Rule 1.18 (Montana only)
- Model Rule 1.19 (Arkansas only)
- Model Rule 1.19 (North Dakota only)
- Model Rule 1.19 (South Carolina only)
Counselor
- Model Rule 2.1
- Model Rule 2.2 *[Deleted 2002]
- Model Rule 2.3
- Model Rule 2.4
Advocate
Transactions with Persons Other Than Clients
- Model Rule 4.1
- Model Rule 4.2
- Model Rule 4.3
- Model Rule 4.4
- Model Rule 4.5 (North Dakota only)
Law Firms and Associations
- Model Rule 5.1
- Model Rule 5.2
- Model Rule 5.3
- Model Rule 5.4
- Model Rule 5.5
- Model Rule 5.6
- Model Rule 5.7
- Model Rule 5.8 (Texas only)
- Model Rule 5.8 (Virginia only)
- Model Rule 5.8 (Washington only)
- Model Rule 5.9 (Washington only)
- Model Rule 5.10 (Washington only)
Public Service
- Model Rule 6.1
- Model Rule 6.2
- Model Rule 6.3
- Model Rule 6.4
- Model Rule 6.5
- Model Rule 6.6 (Michigan only)
- Model Rule 6.6 (Indiana only)
- Model Rule 6.7 (Indiana only)
Information About Legal Services
- Model Rule 7.1
- Model Rule 7.2
- Model Rule 7.2A (Nevada only)
- Model Rule 7.3
- Model Rule 7.4 *(Deleted 2018)
- Model Rule 7.5 *(Deleted 2018)
- Model Rule 7.6