ABA 20/20 Commission on Ethics Archives

ABA 20/20 Commission on Ethics

ABA Adopts Modifications to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct

by Courtney Daniels in ABA 20/20 Commission on Ethics, New Rules, News, Outsourcing, Proposed Rules, Social Media, Technology, The ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20. Posted August 7, 2012

The ABA House of Delegates just approved several changes to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, adopting all six resolutions that were proposed by the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20.

OUTSOURCING LEGAL WORK, PART II: Duty of Competence

by Patrick Poole in ABA 20/20 Commission on Ethics, ABA Model Rule 1.1, competence, Outsourcing. Posted April 9, 2012

The increasing practice of legal outsourcing by in-house counsel as well as small, mid-sized, and large law firms, has led the ABA to propose changes to Model Rules that pertain specifically to outsourcing.

[…] of a non-binding advisory opinion, as has been the case with other jurisdictions such as, Florida, San Francisco, and Delaware, it is important to note that Ohio went a step further and amended its rule regarding […]

Remote Lawyering: New Jersey and Ohio On Board - Legal Ethics Advisor on Remote Work: San Francisco Bar Association Advice in Ethics Opinion 2021-1
Not all jurisdictions have adopted the Model Rule version of the choice of law rule; seems like there might be a different result in at least some of those states. See, e.g., NY RPC 8.5(b)(2)(i) ("If the lawyer is licensed to practice only in this state, the rules to be applied shall be the rules of this state").

Art Lachman on ABA Opinion 499 Green Lights Lawyers’ Passive Investment in Firms with NonLawyer Ownership

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