Legal Ethics

Rules of Professional Conduct

• D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct, Effective 2/1/07

Opinions

• Ethics Opinions
• Ethics Opinions Affected by Amended Rules
• Ethics Opinions Alert Service

Rules Review Committee Reports and Legislative History

• Request for Public Comment to Amend D.C. Rule 1.2
  
       Proposed Amendments to D.C. Rule of Professional Conduct 1.2 
       (January 2015 -- Draft Report)
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       Report of the Limited Scope Working Group (April 2013)
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• Amendments to D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct 1.10; 1.15; and 7.1 (Effective October 8, 2015)
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• Amendments to the Rules Governing the District of Columbia Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Account (IOLTA) Program, Effective 8/1/10
• Reports and Recommendations of the Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee

Miscellaneous

• Ethics Advice
• Voluntary Civility Standards
• A Summary of the Law of Lawyering in D.C. 
• Speaking of Ethics (from Washington Lawyer)