Model Rules
Sources for the Model Rules of Professional Conduct include:
- Model Rules of Professional ConductFrom the ABA website. Also available in print at Law Library KF305 .A21.
- Annotated Model Rules of Professional ConductIn print at Law Library KF305 .A212 2019. Also available through Westlaw E-Treatises.
- Model Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary EnforcementFrom the ABA website. Also available in print at Law Library KF308.A59 A48 2007.
- ABA Model Guidelines for the Utilization of Paralegal ServicesAvailable in print at Law Library KF320.L4 A45 2012.
State Rules
To find a particular state's Rules of Professional Responsibility:
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Check for a "Court Rules" volume in the state's annotated code
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Scan the "Attorneys" entries in the index for the state's annotated code
- Search the state court's webpage
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Search the state bar association's webpage
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Try the following basic searches in the InfoHawk+ Library Catalog:
Court rules [state name]
Legal ethics [state name]
- National Reporter on Legal Ethics and Professional ResponsibilityAlso available in print at Law Library KF305.A8 N38 1983. Lexis version is no longer updated.
The state statutory codes are located on the 3rd floor of the Law Library. Court Rules volumes, if available, are usually shelved near the end of the annotated code. You can also link to the Rules of Professional Responsibility in every state through:
- sunEthics
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Covering legal ethics, judicial ethics, bar admissions in Florida, Tennessee, and nationally.
Sources for the Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct include:
