No. M-165-88
BEFORE: Rogers, Chief Judge, and Newman, Ferren, Belson, Terry, Steadman, Schwelb, and Farrell, Associate Judges.
Order
On consideration of the petitions of the Board of Governors of the
District of Columbia Bar dated November 19, 1986, March 13, 1987, September
11, 1987, and June 30, 1988, recommending adoption of Rules of Professional
Conduct, and of the comments received in response to the order of this
court filed September 1, 1988, it is, pursuant to a vote of the Board
of Judges of this court on December 18, 1989,
ORDERED that, effective January 1, 1991, the
following Rules of Professional Conduct are hereby adopted and promulgated
as the standards governing the practice of law in the District of Columbia
in accordance with Rule X of the Rules Governing the Bar of the District
of Columbia and in place of the Code of Professional Responsibility,
which is Appendix A to the Rules Governing the Bar and which is rescinded
as of the effective date of the rules adopted and promulgated by this
order. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that with respect to conduct
occurring before January 1, 1991, the provisions of the Code of Professional
Responsibility in effect on the date of the conduct in question are
the governing rules of decision for this court, the Board on Professional
Responsibility, its hearing committees, and the Bar Counsel. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that Rule XI, § 19(d),
of the Rules Governing the Bar of the District of Columbia is hereby
amended to read in its entirety:
(d) Related Pending Litigation. The
processing of a disciplinary complaint shall not be deferred or abated
because of substantial similarity to the material allegations of pending
criminal, civil, or administrative proceedings, unless authorized by
the Board or a Contact Member for good cause shown.
For the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Filed March 1, 1990
