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CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY. (Promulgated June 21, 1988) CHAPTER I. THE LAWYER AND SOCIETY. CANON 1 - A LAWYER SHALL UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION, OBEY THE LAWS OF THE LAND AND PROMOTE RESPECT FOR LAW OF AND LEGAL PROCESSES. Rule 1.01 - A lawyer shall not engage in unlawful, dishonest, immoral or deceitful conduct.
The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct were adopted by the ABA House of Delegates in 1983. They serve as models for the ethics rules of most jurisdictions. Before the adoption of the Model Rules, the ABA model was the 1969 Model Code of Professional Responsibility.
Model Rules of Professional Conduct: Table of Contents with links to the rules.
The Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability, as an institutional imperative, is meant to foster an environment where ethical conduct performs a dedicated role in the administration of justice.
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The Model Code of Professional Responsibility points the way to the aspiring and provides standards by which to judge the transgressor. Each lawyer must find within his own conscience the touchstone against which to test the extent to which his actions should rise above minimum standards.
A basic tenet of the professional responsibility of lawyers is that every person in our society should have ready access to the independent professional services of a lawyer of integrity and competence.
Text of the 1969 ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility, most recently amended in 1980.
The Code of Professional Responsibility governs legal ethical conduct and was created by the American Bar Association (ABA) in 1969. The Code comprised three portions: (1) Canons ; (2) Ethical Considerations; and (3) Disciplinary Rules.
Contains a variety of model rules, codes, canons, and creeds, including: ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility, ABA Model Code of Judicial Conduct, and ABA Practice Guidelines.